Our Family Vacation July 2007

Amaya & Alivia at the Aquarium...

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

Terrance & Amaya riding the gondola at Santa Cruz.



Pics of Amaya & Alivia at the beach.


Terrance, I and the girls went on a family vacation during the 2nd week of July. (Alex was away visiting his dad in WA.) We went to Santa Cruz and Monterey, CA. It was so nice to get away from the city for a little bit. We left on Tuesday and came back on Thursday. First we stayed at Santa Cruz and went to the beach boardwalk. That was pretty nice. It's right on the ocean, and they have tons of things for kids to do as well as the adults! Amaya and her daddy rode the gondola (the cart that takes you across the park from up high.) Amaya really enjoyed that, although I thought she was going to be scared. But not with daddy there. She wanted to ride it again, as soon as she got off. We ate lunch there and then we sat out by the beach and let the girls play in the sand and make sandcastles. That was fun. They really enjoyed the beach and being in the water. Santa Cruz is a really nice small town. We drove around a little bit and saw some of the town. It was really crowded when we went too, probably because it's summer time and everyone wanted to escape the heat (and smoke) here in Sacramento. The next day, we went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I love the picture of Amaya and Alivia sitting on the fish. It was so neat to see all there is to see. The girls loved getting so close to all the huge fish and sharks! I took a few pictures of the fish. They especially loved Splash Cove, which is designed for little kids to play. They had slides and things to climb and ride on. It was a great vacation in all.