This summer we went on a family trip over to the coast. Matt's parents joined us and we all had a great time. First we took the boys to the Oakland Temple. There was a visitors center that we went through and enjoyed. The Temple grounds were just so beautiful! It was such a peaceful feeling and it was my favorite part of our whole trip.
Then we headed over to San Francisco. Matt and the boys have never been there so they were excited. It was fun to see the sights all though it was too foggy that we couldn't see the Golden Gate Bridge. It was too much walking for the boys so they didn't enjoy it that much. Their favorite part was riding the trolley ride back to our car. It was an hour and half wait so that was not very fun.
After that we went over to Santa Cruz for a few days. We rented a condo right across the street from the Boardwalk. It was so beautiful to look out our front window and see the ocean. The condo was pretty nice and we enjoyed being so close to everything. One day we did all the rides at the boardwalk. Tyler did all the big scary rides with Matt and Grandpa while I hung out with the little ones. Hayden and Carter loved all the rides especially the car ride. I think that they went on that one 8 times!
We got this special deal through Costco so we got extra tickets to go bowling and mini golf. The boys had a blast and enjoyed just playing with each other. We also spent some time on the beach. Tyler and Hayden built sandcastles and loved the water while Carter wasn't a big fan. Hayden was covered from head to toe with sand. It was pretty bad but quite funny to see him! Matt went boggie boarding and I would have joined him but it was a little too cold.
We were right by the wharf so we walked over there and got to see some sea lions. It was awesome to see them up close. They sure all loud animals, they kept me up some nights.
It was a nice little getaway. Not to long but not to short, especially with kids!
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