ahhhhhh vacation!

the last vacation i took was back in february, but i really only took a couple of days off of work - or would've been just a couple of days if i didn't get so sick!  anyway.  i needed a real vacation where i took a significant time off of work, so i took a week and a half and headed out to california to spend time with my sister and then with a bunch of family in a beach house that we rented out.  it was SO much fun.  we got to bum around at the beach and go to disneyland and the aquarium of the pacific.  ate a lot of food and just enjoyed everyone's company.
my nephew from missouri flew out for the week also and seemed to have a great time.  first time in california!  jorel got to experience a few firsts himself when he was able to actually play in the ocean and get tossed around by the waves - and i mean smoked by them!  him and grandpa both got knocked down by the waves.  hey, i even scored a lifeguard's phone number.  :)  anyway.  so fun.
we also did disneyland twice.  one for my sister, jorel, and i and then another time with the whole family.  talk about a good time.
there was also a weekend trip to san francisco for a dave matthews band concert.
i can't tell you how great this vacation was.  great time with my family, friends, and strangers alike.
Yeah!  let's do it again! (ready for picture overload?!)

@the aquarium of the pacific

@ redondo beach 

@ san francisco 

@disneyland x2 - i only had my iphone with me, but my sister has some awesome pics on her site!