Day 1 - Church/Newport Beach

We just returned from a fun and warm week in sunny CA. We had such a fun trip and did not want to come home! Right before we left we were lucky enough to have some amazing friends come and stay with us. They also have 3 girls that are about the same age as our kids. Each one of my girls is older than their girl that is about the same age but their kids were all taller than mine. It was hilarious! I knew we were short but I didn't realize how short we were (plus both of their parents are super tall)

Here's Mabel with their little Olivia who just turned one. Mabel was completely terrified of her. It was kind of hilarious. She would seriously scream if she came near her (it did get better at the end though). I think someone was not a fan of sharing their personal space. Sorry Olivia!Here's Lilly and Camilla. Once again, Lilly is a few months older than Camilla but definitely a few inches shorter. So funny.

Here's Sophia and Emma. Emma is in Kindergarten and Sophia is in 1st grade. These two had such a blast playing together. I just wish Sophia didn't have school so that they could have had more time together!

After our fun with the Belnaps we got up bright and early to drive to Anaheim. We got there in the late afternoon and hurried for a quick dip in the pool. It felt so nice to swim outside in January!We did a little grocery shopping to get ready for Sunday and then got up bright and early the next morning to head to church with Doug's mom's cousin. This little cutie got her first little hair do with multiple ponies. Too bad it only lasted about 5 seconds. Why won't she keep anything in her hair!?3 cuties ready for church. They loved this window for some reason. They could not keep their little fingers away from it.After church we went to a nearby cemetery to see the graves of Doug's great grandpa and grandma.

The cemetery was really neat and had a whole section that was reserved for LDS people. I thought that was kind of cool.

Cute daddy hugging a cute baby.

Here's Doug's mom telling a little bit about her grandparents (the ones who are buried there).

After that we went to drive by the Newport Beach temple. Unfortunately the grounds were closed but we were still able to get a picture. It was beautiful! We were cracking up though because the chapel next door was the fanciest chapel I've ever seen. It seriously looked like a Tudor estate. The parking lot was full of BMW's and Mercedes too. We felt right at home with our Honda minivan. My sister and I joked that the Payson temple is probably modeled after this one since the areas are so similar. JK.

After the temple we went to the actual Newport Beach to show our kids the ocean. They had so much fun and were excited to go to another beach in a few days!