NEWPORT

Once again, our Newport trip was a BLAST!!! It is such a good way to spend time BONDING with the fam!



This is a pictures of Kaci, Alexa, & Amy in the back of our car DRIVING to Newport! Alexa did really well traveling those 10+ hours to California! Everyone took their turns driving with us in our car...they were good sports having to "squoosh" in our little car.

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Below are pictures of Alexa's FIRST time experiencing the BEACH as a ONE Year old! ...SHE LOVED IT! We are at the beach in BALBOA. Usually the waves are really BIG and it is fun to watch the boogie boarders try to take the waves...but this year the waves weren't so good. This is a good Sunday activity that we do each year.

We are all wearing the "matching" shirts...well, the boys all match & the girl's all match & the babies match...and Ty & I got matching hats :)




"Everyone loves a BROWN eyed girl!"


Tyler couldn't resist getting Alexa all wet in the waves!





Our days at the Beach...

A little bit of SMASHBALL!


ALEXA, KACI, & AMY hanging out!


DAD and MOM playing their CARDS together!

Volleyball is one of the traditions at the beach each year! It gets everyone HOT and SANDY and ready to jump in the WATER!

We all just finished our "DONUT RUN" down to the pier...the little girls are sleeping from a long day at the beach!

This was a funny thing Alexa did in the SAND! She loves to "stand" on her head... the sand would get ALL OVER her face and hands! But that didn't stop her from having fun and doing it over and over!


Here we are at it again, some more SMASHBALL!

Alexa got some good NAPS in at the beach! There's something about the sound of the waves that give her nice long naps!

Mom was holding Alexa and humming to her...and Alexa fell asleep humming back to Grandma Janis!

It was really neat being able to go through the Newport Beach Temple for the first time since it was dedicated! It is a beautiful temple! We went with a lot of our relatives for the Reunion.

"The Krommenhoeks" at the Martin & Rosamonde Johnson Family Reunion!

Well, THANKS everyone for such a fun year at NEWPORT! We had so much fun!