Kimblers in California!

Every three years the Kimbler family (Aaron's parents, and his brothers and their families) gets together for a reunion! It fell on this year, and we all gathered in Southern California, except for Steve, who couldn't make it.  It was a long trip for us with our brand new family of five but it was great to see everyone again after a few years.

The flight went surprisingly well, despite the fact that none of us really slept at all the entire time.  The kids were obsessed with the screens and they were kept entertained for the whole flight.

After a night in LA, we headed down to San Diego to meet up with everyone else! But on the way down we had to make some stops at some of my favorite places: Chick-fil-a, Target, and Hobby Lobby.

We spent a day at the beach, which was great.  The weather was perfect and we all had a great time.

The next day was spent at Sea World.  We had a lot of fun seeing all the animals, riding the rides, and seeing the shows.  Andrew and Brandon especially liked hanging out with their older cousin, Emma.

We spent a day at some tide pools, a light house, and the Mormon Battalion visitor center.  The kids loved touching all the creatures, rocks, and water at the tide pools.

On our way back to LA at the end of the week we stopped at the San Diego Temple.

The flight home was just as uneventful (and just as wakeful) as the flight to California.  We were all glad to be back in our own beds, but we were so glad we went!  Our kids don't see any of their cousins very often so trips like these are always great.