THE BEEEEEACH!

We had SO much fun at the beach! It started off a little cool...but then it got nice and warm and we were all enjoying ourselves! To get things going we buried all the grandkids!

And planted a garden!

Sadly...the only one missing is Lekai...but I think I can convince Chad to digitally add his head

: )

Cute little Boston! He's such a boy! He got wiped out by the waves a couple times and while everyone else complained he was like "That was SO awesome!!!!" lol. Love him!

Mikkelle kept falling asleep in the sand...so we propped her hat on her head and snapped a shot. She hung out like this for a while!

I think it must have been warmer in the sand!

and yes she is under there!

Cute little McCoy! Last I saw McCoy he was so little and quiet! Now whenever he says something he yells it! You always know when McCoy is around! I love it!

Cute Alicia and Dan. As fun as this vacation was I think they need a vacation from their vacation.

Not sure what Kayden was doing at the time, but he was having a blast rolling around in the sand!

Sweet little Ryland does many projects with his sea shells. He collects them. This was only a short while after we had arrived and he already had a large handful!

Poor skinny kid was freezing the whole time though!

Haha...some time later...she's still in the sand!

Aaa....Dacie! Mikkelle's gal pal! They had so much fun together! She's such a little beauty!

Lekai was in Heaven. He gets held a lot anyway, but I don't think he was set down alone once in 2 weeks! He loved every minute of it!

This trip was my first time meeting little Rhett! Sad that I missed all his cute baby months but wow! What a cutie! I love all his little expressions! He is a sweetheart!

I love the beach, and listening to the waves! I spent most my time relaxing and softening my feet with God's exfoliator...sand!

Of course Kelby had to get in his "man" picture! And a MAN he is!!! toot toot!!!

Brave children, that water was FREEZING!

The caves...for some reason the camera decided to focus on the flurries...but I thought it looked kinda cool still!

Cute Mikkelle walking the beach....

And enjoying every minute of it!!!

BOUDIN'S

To start off the Hutchings Family Reunion in San Fransico, CA 2011 we ate at Boudins and got a taste of what sourdough bread is supposed to taste like! And it was delicious!

Clam Chowder bread bowl!

Turkey Sandwich...

and Grilled Cheese for the little Mikkelle!

This is Mikkelle's sad face after an accident in the restaurant. You can't see it in the picture but she got a pretty good bump and bruise on her face...

It was so nice to see family again! It had been WAY too long!

Nana looked gorgeous as usual and though Brendon is handsome McCoy stole the SHOW!

Below is what Lekai looked like most of the trip!

Needless to say Mikkelle was extremely excited to see all of her cousins! She loves them all and still can't stop talking about the trip to California!

Bugzzzz

Kelby Helped Mikkelle and Boston make BUGZ! McCoy was sleeping but Kelby made him one of his own! They loved them and of course they were broken in like five seconds! So we took pictures BEFORE we let them play!

Labor Day HIKE!

So, for Labor day, Chad and Beth and their Kids, and Nana and Our Family all went and had a picnic near Bridal Falls and went on a hike on a trail. Before we started of coarse Mikkelle, had to get her "pre-hike dirty" on!

She looked like a little raccoon or something!

We played down by the river...

Hung out waiting for the coals to heat up!

Enjoyed nature!

And had a nice time visiting with each other!

And finally the grill was ready, so we cooked up the hamburgers, or chad did (thanks chad!) and ate up! YUM!

Then UP the trail we went!

And up!

(Sorry this is crooked, I've been doing that a lot lately!) And up!

And this was McCoy like the whole time. Awake...but not really awake!

ALMOST THERE!

VOILA! The Falls! These aren't Bridal Falls, but there was no one there and it was beautiful! Everyone who went to the top took turns touching the falls. You could hear some of them screaming because it was so cold (aka Kelby)

Cute Little McCoy

more hiking...

Beth was incredible! Here she is pregnant and is kicking all our butts while she has three kids hanging off her! All in all it was a great day. No one got hurt although Nana almost fell down a hill and Kelby almost didn't fit through the "gate" in the beginning..lol. But it was awesome! Very refreshing! Especially since later on that day all of us would be stuffing our faces : )