San Diego

MANGUM FAMILY REUNION!
We are back! We had a fabulous time in San Diego last week. We left on Sunday and went as far as Mesquite, NV. We had high hopes of swimming in the pool the next morning but it didn't open until 9 and that is when we wanted to hit the road but we had already got into our swim suits.
Here the boys are before we changed them back into thier clothes. Max started smiling a week before we left- it melts my heart everytime. This isn't the best picture of his smile but you can get a glimpse of it. His face looks funny in this picture but he is such a cutie. It is great that I have a child that will smile at the camera (for now) as Turner pretty much boycotts it.

On Tuesday we went to Scrippts Birch aquarium. The coolest part was the kelp forest. We got to watch a diver feed the fish.

Wednesday we hung out at the beach. That night we had a retirement party for my dad. It is always crazy with 12 grandkids- 5 of them being 2 but we had a great time. Congrats Dad on 36 years of wonderful service to our family and the community! Aren't my parents cute?

Turner couldn't get enough of the water or the sand.



Thursday we went to Legoland. Josh loves legos and makes AMAZING structures with them. He was in heaven. Of course Josh also loves Starwars making this the perfect photo op. (I think the light sabor was positioned for little kids- oops)

Turner is in love Thomas and so he loved this lego version. He cried when we had to leave it.



The best part was just hanging out with the family and goofing off.

On Friday we had a little birthday party with all of the cousins for Turner's birthday. He is going to be 2 on the 12th. I can't believe he is going to be 2 already although he has been acting two for a month or so now so it shouldn't be a suprise.

Here he is before he "blew out his candles" really the wind was so bad that he didn't really get a chance to blow them out but we tried our hardest. We must have lit like 15 matches to get it to light and that is Thanks to my brother who insisted that we get the candles lit.


The condo we stayed in was right on the beach. It was amazing to look out the window and watch the waves. This is the view from our window.

Here is a picture of the condo (this is for you Heather- I am not sure that it stands out much!) Overall it was a great week. If you want to see more pictures of my family go to this website: ginahansenphotography.com User name is mangum and password is beach. We had a great time!
On the way home our transmission started going out! With a lot of faith, and prayers on behalf of our family we made it home slowly. We haven't got the van looked at yet so we aren't sure of the damages but it looks like it will probably be in the range of $3,000. It makes it an expensive family vacation but that trial helped me remember why I married my husband. I knew we could get through anything together. I am greatful for families, the beauty of the earth the Lord made for us, and trials that make us stronger!