California Girls

On Friday, July 5th, we all went to the airport together.  The boys headed east to Cooperstown, NY, while us girls headed west to Cali.

My sweet cousin, Leslie, picked us up from the airport. 
Valet service and then she took us to her home in Newport Beach.

We ate lunch on the back patio with this incredible view.  Vacation was off to a great start!

My Aunt Glenda made us cute cookies and cupcakes...

and they even had a trampoline in the front yard that the girls loved!

By mid-afternoon, we had arrived in Huntington Beach.

These girls couldn't wait to run into those waves!

Not only was the water cold, but the waves were fierce.  Didn't stop our crew one bit. 
They had a total blast.

While they squealed with delight, Leslie and I got to catch up a bit.

Friday afternoon with this view.  Oh, and only 80 degrees...

we will take it!

This girl loved the water and the sand...maybe a little too much, but oh well!

After some good showers, we went to dinner in Newport Harbor.  Can we say picturesque?!  There was live music during dinner and we were right on the water.  Halfway through our meal the music stopped, though.  People began running outside and we started swaying as if we were on a boat.  Except we weren't.  We were in the middle of an earthquake!!!  Welcome to California!  Nothing like starting things off with a bang.