Summer '11 ...

Oh, so this is what blogging feels like. I was beginning to forget. :) Life has been a bit crazy lazy, so it's time I play catch-up and blog out the summer. I love ketchup bthew.

Back in May, (wow, that was a long time ago) Collin and I took our annual vacation. We decided, without really discussing it in words, that we'd go on a nice trip once a year. We're still young, we don't have any kids, so why not, right? First year, Mexican cruise. Second year, African adventure. This year, California/Hawaii party. We'd toyed around with other destinations, but decided we wanted to tie in a vaca to Collins hometown and some time with his brothers fam. Plus, it was cheaper to go to Hawaii by flying out of LAX. We drove to San Clemente, stayed with Jake and Hillary, went all around San Diego county and then went to Hawaii.

While we were there, we did a lot of "firsts" for me. First trip to Hawaii. First time snorkeling. First time long board surfing and body surfing. First time SKYDIVING. It was all amazing. We rented a cute little cottage right on the North Shore that we found at vrbo.com. If you are traveling anywhere in the world, check out that website because there are some gems for decent prices. What an incredible trip though. Here are some photos to give an idea what it was like for us.

Here are a few of the California fun with Jake & Hill's fam. We did not take enough pictures with them, but we had such a great time. Their kids are adorable, and we couldn't get enough of them.