California Cousins

Have I mentioned a time or two that we've been busy lately? Well, a lot of that has to do with the fact that we seem to be out of town more than in town these days. Which is crazy, but also a lot of fun.

Santa Maria is the first place we've ever lived where we haven't known a soul prior to moving. Luckily, we have lots of extended family just a few hours away in several directions, so we've really enjoyed spending time with them.

Back in April, we went up to Visalia for a couple days. Here are the cousins on Nana B's porch swing: Rylee and Aliyah (who were born 20 minutes apart!), Cailyn, Sadie, and baby Charlotte (with Alex.) We played bubbles
...and chalk.
And the boy cousin jumped in for a picture too. (Apparently I should have just taken pictures of Nathaniel, because he was the only one who really wanted to smile!)

We also went to the park and fed the ducks.

Then we decided to go through Bakersfield on our way home, and Rylee and Avery had a great time playing at Sonic...

...and later on, catching a frog!

Then, two weeks ago, we went out to Bakersfield again for the weekend. Rylee and Avery bounced around Avery's bed like a couple of monkeys!

That Sunday, we had a BBQ with a big group of family that was in the area.

I wish my camera had caught this about 1/2 a second later, but it's cute anyway (:

Things got a little wild when Quinn and Scott started the kids on a game of rugby (with a soccer ball)

I think this is my favorite picture I took that night - isn't miss Sadie just darling?

Alright, now get ready to play a little game of finding Rylee in the following picture Where's-Waldo-Style...

...yep, that would be her feet up at the very top above Quinn's head!

Thanks for the fun weekend, McDonalds!

And here's a little video from the park in Visalia (back in April)...