Monterey :: Day Two

I know it has been a while, but I am finally posting Day two of our trip to Monterey! We went to the Aquarium & had an amazing time! Claire & Oliver loved all of the amazing fish, penguins, etc. Our favorites were the jelly fish & the penguins! Claire keeps talking about how she wants to go back to the beach and see all the pretty fishies! Looks like we will be going again soon. Most of the exploring photos are of Claire. A busy aquarium with lots of people, isn't the best place to let a newly walking one year old wonder around! Safe to say Oliver spent most of our time there in the stroller - he didn't mind though!

 

This photo is before we left, the kids were looking for Dolphins - ha! 

Santa Cruz.

We went to Santa Cruz this weekend for a little road trip & had an "memorable" time (I hope you can sense my sarcasm). Let's just say traveling with two kids under the age of two doesn't make for a relaxing three hour car ride:) We wouldn't have it any other way though! Once we were there, it was fun. We went to Capitola, walked around the beach, went to Marianne's ice cream, ate at pizza my heart, & watched my little sister Caitlyn play in a beach volleyball tournament - she is amazing! I didn't take a lot of photos from the trip, since I was carrying Mr. Oliver around most of the time, but I did manage to snap a few at the beach today....It was fun shooting some action shots of my sis, since I am so used to photographing portraits, etc....

Claire & my little brother Tommy playing 

Caitlyn jump serving

serving again from a different perspective - wish I could jump that high

Claire watching Auntie Caityan (as she calls her) 

Claire loved the beach & we love the weather there, so I know we will go back soon! Maybe next time we will drive when the kids will be sleeping:) 

Temple Square

On our trip to Utah with Jonathan's family, we visited Temple Square. It was so nice to be on temple grounds, to see the conference center, and to see like 100 weddings going on the same day we decide to go. I guess that's what happens when to go to a temple in Utah during the summer...who knew? Despite the crazy amounts of people & interesting bridesmaids dresses, we had a great time!

The beautiful Salt Lake Temple. 

The whole family. 

Grandpa & Grandma with all the grandkids. 

Jackson, Sailor, Keila, & Joshua enjoying the fountain at the conference center. 

Sailor & Claire giving loves. 

Aunt Emily (& Claire's feet) 

The other Goulding family 

Keila, Kristen, Jackson & Joshua 

Our little family (minus Gus of course) 

Claire & Hobie 

Claire enjoying the temple with her sippy cup

The only picture I could get of Emily & Mathew

the temple again..... love it! 

We had a fabulous time with everyone!! Thanks Grandma & Grandpa for planning the trip! 

Tahoe continued.

We did a lot of fun things in Tahoe besides playing with a brown bear that I mentioned in my previous post. We went to the beach, went on walks, rode bikes, went in the spa, ate good food, played games & had a great time together...

Claire enjoying the sand with Daddy (at first). 

Then all of a sudden she decided she didn't like it. This is her sad face...the bottom lip is the cutest thing ever. 

She got really sad & then finally mad. I don't think she like the feeling of being dirty so much. 

Claire & Aunt Lizzy. 

She mastered her crawl while we were there (she had ben doing the army crawl up to this point). 

My mom & Jim. 

Claire in her cute little bikini we got her. She LOVED going in the spa (& I love her leg rolls). 

Aunt Lizzy & Uncle Trent. 

Mom & Jonathan bike riding. It was so beautiful there & we all had so much fun riding bikes around. 

Claire doing what she does best...napping! Who wouldn't want to lay down & take a nap in the sun though?


Thanks Mom & Jim for taking us! We can't wait to go again!