Spring Break 2013 Day 3

Our next stop along the PCH was Pismo Beach. The city itself seemed kind of rough but they had a great beach.

 Lots of surfers out. Samantha and Marshall were dying to get in but we decided to wait until we go to San Diego in the summer for Marshall's Niece's wedding.

 Scott and I got a kick out of watching this little guy eating fish. He was right in there with the surfers and just kept diving down and bringing up more fish to eat while they did their thing. I guess the ocean is big enough to share.

 Scott really liked picking up sea shells here.

 The fog moves in very fast and gives everything an eerie feeling

 Marshall kept calling these the white cliffs of Dover.

 Amy and Samantha were seeing how far they could get stuck in the sand. The funny part was when Amy felt a crab crawl across her foot and jumped 10 feet in the air. Wish I could have gotten a picture of that.

 Pismo Beach used to be known for clamming and there are a few markers around the town.

  We finished off with a swim at our hotel that had super warm water and the hot tub had 2 waterfalls falling into it. A beautiful sunset to end the day. Perfect!!

Spring Break Day 2

 After we left Malibu we drove to Santa Barbara. We started with the Santa Barbara mission. It was very cool to see. They were doing some work on the chapel so I didn't get any pics of the alter.

 all dressed up for Easter.

 If you ever read "Island of the Blue Dolphins" then you'll know about this. The book was based on an actual woman who was left on the island and survived there for 18 years before being rescued. Unfortunately she died a couple of weeks after that due to not having an immunization built up for  foreign diseases. She was buried at the Santa Barbara mission. I read that book in 4th grade and have always loved it.

 my pious family, kneeling in church.

 We drove by an LDS chapel just down the street from the Mission and had to get a picture.

 The back of the court house in Santa Barbara. We are huge fans of Psych and we were so excited to see this. They film the show in Vancouver, but they show aerial views of Santa Barbara and they always show the court house.

 My kids have never seen a phone booth. In fact, Scott couldn't figure out how it was supposed to work.

 In front of the court house.

 Just how it looks in Psych. We googled to see where we could get JapaDogs, but apparently they are a Vancouver thing.

 This was my favorite thing we did during the whole trip. We rented this "bike" that seats 6 and has peddles for 4. We biked up and down the boardwalk and it was so much fun. We laughed the whole time.

 A view from the pier.

 We had lunch on the pier and went for fried seafood. We didn't realize how much food came on one plate so Samantha and Amy got one to share and Marshall and I got one. It was enough food for 4 on one plate. Scott actually tried the baby octopus and the calamari and liked both.

 It was a little windy on the pier,

 but it was still beautiful.

Spring Break; Day 1 continued

After leaving Vegas we drove to Malibu to start our trip up the Pacific Coast Highway. There wasn't a lot of sun and it was chilly, but it was fun to see the ocean again.

 This wave caught the kids off guard and they got a little wet.

 The water was really cold. Nothing like Texas.

 Scott didn't like to stand in the water.

 Marshall was a little shocked at how cold the water was.

 A beautiful view.

 Samantha and Amy.

 Look at their faces. Priceless. They didn't see that one coming.

 Marshall and I.

 I wasn't going to stand there for the pic knowing a wave was coming so I ran, pushing the kids out of the way. No sacrifice too great.