Summer Vacation 2011

I try to keep the kids busy during the summer with fun things to do. I don't always have my camera to document these activities, but I will do my best to add them to this post...so check back often so you can see what kind of fun things we've done this summer!

WATERFALL PARK...

ROLLERSKATING...

CHUCK E CHEESE (Where a Kid can be a Kid)!


(Dancing with Chuck himself!)

GYMNASTICS (Carly)













SWIMMING (These photos are from the 4th of July, but we swam a lot and the girls have the tan to prove it!)

GIRLS CAMP (Raya: Own post to come)

SILLY HAT MAKING WITH GRANDMA











OLD SACRAMENTO TRAIN RIDE & ICE CREAM FAMILY TRIP































PROMONTORY SPLASH PARK WITH FRIENDS



















LAKE FOR GRANDPA POINDEXTER'S BIRTHDAY

























FRIEND'S BIRTHDAY PARTY















CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR

The ride above was an actual ride that Michael Jackson himself owned and operated on his Neverland Ranch. There were many rides that were previously owned by Michael Jackson at the fair this year.

SUNSPLASH WATER PARK












HANGING OUT WITH COUSIN ANTHONY



MAKING MESSES



SILLY FACES



FIXING THINGS



THROWING TANTRUMS



SAYING GOODBYE TO A REALLY GOOD FRIEND:


MARINE WORLD SIX FLAGS

(The kids all sat in the "Splash Zone" and got soaked by Souka the Killer Whale)

The dolphin show was amazing. We got splashed but not too bad by them.

We went with the Miller's and their family. Kristine Miller's mom bought Carly this Sea Lion because she couldn't go on most of the rides the other kids were going on.

This is a roller coaster called "Medusa". Malia enjoyed going on it with Ethan Miller as well as many other "crazy" rides. Raya chose to hang out with the 6 year olds and was really helpful with them. We had a blast and ended up only spending $35 the entire day and $30 of it was for dinner at the local Carl's Jr. across the street. Thanks to the Millers for getting us into the park for free!

We had a blas this summer. We tried to keep busy but there were many days of lounging around the house doing nothing. Hopefully next year we will have grass and our trampoline up for the kids to enjoy being outside a little more. I was getting annoyed with all the dirt that was tracked in this summer.

We are now ready for school to start!