Cali

Kris thinks the black image on the right is one of the dolphins. Wishing for my other camera the whole time!

We just got back from a fun trip to California. We were trying to go to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but thanks to connecting flights and all the tropical storms, we decided our odds were better flying standby to Long Beach instead. It was a nice, relaxing trip with time on the beach at Newport, swimming with dolphins and sharks, literally! I wish I had taken my SLR camera because I could have caught it on film, but we had our cheap digital camera which has the worst zoom lense ever. Zach and Hayley were out boogie boarding with the surfers, and within a half hour of being at the beach, we saw three fins among the surfers right by the kids! Zach's first thought was that it was a shark, it didn't help that we saw Soul Surfer the week before going there! The dolphins kept coming back throughout the afternoon, then right before we left, some locals noticed a baby shark swimming in the shallow water by us. It was only about 18 inches long, but the kids were sure excited! We also enjoyed a Colorado Rockies game against the LA Dodgers. It was Tyler and Justin's first MLB game, and they were so excited! Tyler is a huge Tulowitzki fan, so he was thrilled to see one of his idols in person. It was actually on our summer bucket list, so it worked out great seeing them there in L.A. while on vacation. So nice to have a relaxing vacation...