Carmel, CA

 We just got back from a long weekend in Carmel, CA.  Lance's sister Tamara and her family live there.  Rylee was absolutely in love with her cousin Mira who is 12.  She followed her everywhere.  Luckily Mira didn't seem to mind too much!  =)  There are no pictures with cousin Ryan well, because he is a teenager, and we all know how that goes.

 We spent lots of time just playing!  We went to a park the first day, and another day we went tide pooling.  Carson especially liked that.  He loved looking for little crabs and other creatures. 

Carson loved having Uncle Chris read him stories.

 Rylee's favorite part of the trip was getting to see Mira's horse.  She got to help brush, feed, and get the horse ready to ride. 

 They both were in heaven riding that horse.  I didn't think we'd ever be able to leave!

We also spent time at the beach.  There was a little lagoon that the kids loved playing in.  They were so cute to watch!

The last day we visited the Monterrey Bay aquarium.  Wow....  What a fun place!  The kids had a blast looking at and touching the sea life.  Favorites- the sea horses, octopus, sea otters, and the giant tank.  We even saw a huge sea turtle.  Very cool.

What a fantastic weekend.  We were so spoiled.  We basically had our own chauffeur and a fabulous tour guide.  Not to mention all of our delicious meals were prepared for us!  Thanks Tamara!