The Stevenson Ohana

Feb 28, 2024: The final day of the trip before we flew out. We filled up the last day with lots of good cousin time. We played at Kenzie's house most the day and went to the beach. We went to Target together after the kids were in bed, which is what I really wanted and just walked the isles and get the see how much america goods I could carry on board. It was a great day and the kids ask all the time, even a month later when they can go back. Id love to repeat this whole trip with Riley next year. Happy days. 

latenight selfies

I also took some family pics of Hartley crew which turned out super nice I thought. Here are just a few of my people are so so grateful they hosted me and the kids for a week and some.  

Feb 27, 2024: We went whale watching.. but it was more of dolphin watching! After a great german pancake breakfast we headed to a nearby harbor and spend a few hours on the water looking for whales and watching dolphins play around us. It was a great time. Makenzie brought all the kids a little sketch pad and they drew all the things they saw on the water. It was really fun being around so many dolphins and watching them play and we did see a whale from a distance and learned lots about them. Clay loves the killer whale, orca, and is one of his favorite animals and is convinced he saw one too :) 

a few other pics from the day 

Feb 26, 2023: Our adventure on Monday was Balboa Island, it is this cute harborside community in Newport Beach close to where Kenzie use to live. We walked the cute shops and went to the banana stand and rode a little boat to the Island. Unfortunately, lots was closed on the Island we planned to go to the arcade but things were under construction. We still had a blast and the kids found a massive sand pile on the walk back and we all had a good time. I loved this little outing and the fun memories we were able to create together.

bahaha I love you lucy! This picture makes me laugh

Roo made my day, unlike the boys she was always smiling for the camera and telling me to send these pictures to her mom. 

king of the hill 

Does he not look like a little teenager here? He's growing so fast.