Hansen Family Visit-- Newport Beach

Dear Kate and Riley,

Last week we got such a fun treat and had some of the Hansen family out to visit. Grandpa Ross and Grandma Janice along with Uncle Clint, Aunt Kelli and Summer and Ali all came out for the week. We all stayed up in Newport Coast together which was really fun.

We lucked out and got a few really nice warm days and got to hit up the beach and the pool a few times. Then it cooled down and we had a fun park day and museum day. We even got a chance to celebrate Zach's birthday a week early while everyone was here, it was so much fun! I took well over a hundred pictures and there were so many cute ones with three cute kiddos that this is going to be long!

Beach Day 2-- Salt Creek

Zach loved Summer and Ali's wagon

Grandpa Ross dug a big hole for the kids

Clint got injured!

The tide had been really high that day and left this big "puddle" type thing. It was kind of gross but the kids LOVED it and played in it all day. The dads took the kids for rides on the boogie board. So fun!

Kissin' Cousins

Possibly inappropriate, Zach loved kissing summer and Ali through the glass table, it was really cute

Park Day

On Sunday between trying to watch conference on the computer and over the chaos of three 2 year olds, we went to the park. It was nice and cool, a perfect park day

Even Dad got in on the fun

Zach and Summer on the swings

I love this picture of cute Ali


The kids were lucky to have so many adults to play with them! Clint, Grandma Janice and Grandpa Ross all pushed them on this probably until they were ready to barf

Children's Museum (Pretend City) and Irvine Spectrum

on Monday we checked out the new children's museum called Pretend City. It was a lot of fun! Then we had lunch at the Spectrum and introduced the cousins to our favorite activity-- playing on the splash pad. The Utah cousins were not scared that it was a little chilly!

At pretend city the kids got to--- pump gas

garden

perform on stage

dance their hearts out

and even pick fruit!

Summer and Ali were a little nervous at first but it didn't take them long to realize that the splash pad was a LOT of fun (even if it was a little chilly). It was nice to be the only ones there!

We'll save Zach's b-day celebration for another post.

Love,
Mom