California

We go to Newport beach almost every year. I love it there. This year it was abnormally hot. Normally it is 75 on the beach, 80 on a good day. It was 90 everyday. We actually got so hot one day we left the beach early. It was nice to have it hot, that way the water felt refreshing rather than freezing. We tried a different beach everyday. It was fun to go to new beaches.
First we made the hour drive to Santa Monica, to check out the pier and then the beach. We saw Kiefer Sutherland (Jack Bauer from 24) Russ and I have seen every episode of 24. We were excited to see him, he was filming a movie. Adam wanted to get a picture with him but I was too chicken to ask.

On the ferris wheel

We had fun on the pier. We rode the Ferris wheel and Alyssa went on a few rides. Alyssa kept asking how we were going to get down off the ferris wheel (when we were at the top.) It was a beautiful view.

Alyssa played her first carnival game. She actually did pretty well. Russ won but we told her she did and she got to choose a bear.

I am going to do more than one post on Cali so that it doesn't get too long or picture overloaded.