Beach Vacation-Cali 2013

For some reason when I'm feeling

STRESSED

I tend to run somewhere or anywhere

"to get away from it all."

I thought a nice beach vacation would be relaxing.

My plan was to sit on the beach all day

and read. 

   I got to page 5!!!

There was no rest or relaxation...

I took six kids!

However, sometimes what we think we need may NOT be what the Lord knows we need.

If I had just been sitting around all day...

I would have had time to think about my stress.

Instead I kept busy with my kiddos

and it turned out to be exactly what I needed to take my mind off my worries and stress.

So glad that at least for three days...

my biggest stress was whether or not we would spend all day at the beach and get sunburned

or at the pool that was refreshing or the

hot tub that would warm us...

 (our hotel in the background...right on the beach!)

or where we were going to walk to eat because we wanted it to feel like we were eating authentic "beach" type food...

or what ride we were going on at Belmont Park!     

 or what games or activities we could enjoy together...

or taking all kinds of silly pictures including this one of my

16, 15, 14, 13, 12 and 9 year old kiddos... 

 (one of me and my real kiddos!)

 (On your mark get set...JUMP!)

 or just watching Rachel and her sweet friend Quincy

enjoy EVERY minute

of EVERY hour of each day we were there!

My kids were the BEST medicine for my stress.

We made so many fun memories!

Cali Trip-2013 rocked!

Love all of my fun kiddos who made the most of every moment!

Let's do it again!