Once Upon a Time....

WE WENT TO CALIFORNIA, & HERES THE STORY OF OUR ADVENTURE!

WE FLEW AND FLEW ON A "BIG PLANE" TRAVELING WITH 2 KIDS IS A BLAST! BOTH GIRLS DID REALLY GOOD THOUGH CONSIDERING WE FLEW AN HOUR TO PHOENIX HAD A 2 HOUR LAYOVER AND THEN FLEW ANOTHER HOUR TO CARLSBAD. BUT WHEN WE ARRIVED, THE JOURNEY WAS WELL WORTH IT!

OUR LITTLE MISS TAYA EXPERIENCED THE BEACH FOR THE FIRST TIME. SHE WAS PLEASED AS PUNCH TO JUST CHILL IN THE LITTLE BUMBO AND HER PORTA CRIB.

WE TRIED TO GET A NORMAL PICTURE OF DEREK...BUT DIDN'T SUCCEED THIS TIME

WE HAD A FEW TIME OUTS FOR ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENTS :)

WE SUCKED IN FOR A LITTE FAMILY PICTURE..

AND MISS RYLEE HAD AN ABSOLUTE BLAST! YES IT LOOKS LIKE SHE'S SPORTIN A LITTLE HITTLER STASH IN THAT PICTURE. NOTICE HER LITTLE DOG WHICH SHE NAMED "LOU LOU" BUIRED IN THE SAND NEXT TO HER. LOU LOU WAS HER PRIZE FOR BEING A GOOD GIRL ON THE PLANE!

SHE HAD SO MUCH FUN CHASING BIRDS, THE KID BARELY NOTICED HOW FAR SHE WAS RUNNING AWAY FROM ALL OF US. TOO BAD SHE NEVER CAUGHT ONE WITH ALL OF HER HARD WORK!

SHE LEARNED HOW TO BOOGIE BOARD...OK WELL EVERYONE HAD FUN TRYING TO TEACH HER. SHE ALWAYS GETS SO SHOWERED WITH ATTENTION WHEN WE'RE WITH DEREKS FAMILY SHE LOVES IT!

AND OF COURSE THE GIRLS HAD TO HAVE SOME VERY IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS WITH BONKA AND PA PA!

WE HAD TO PAUSE LONG ENOUGH BETWEEN ALL OF OUR PLAYING TO TAKE A FUN SUNBURNED FACE FAMILY PICTURE! THIS IS THE FIRST MILLER FAMILY PICTURE WE'VE TAKEN WITH ALL 3 GRANDDAUGHTERS!

THE 3 BROTHERS. DEREK, DEVIN AND ROB.

WE SPENT LOTS OF TIME EATING GOOD FOOD AND PLAYING WITH FUN COUSINS AND UNCLES AND AUNTS! IT WAS SUCH A VERY NEEDED AND APPRECIATED VACATION! WE ARE SO LUCKY TO HAVE SUCH AWESOME PARENTS WHO HELPED US FIND OUR WAY TO CALIFORNIA :) WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THEM! WE WERE SAD TO LEAVE! BUT NEVERTHELESS...

AFTER THE HASTLE OF SECURITY CHECKS AND SIPPY CUPS BEING INVESTIGATED, AND POOPY DIAPERS LEAKING WE GOT ON ANOTHER "BIG PLANE" WITH THE INTENT OF ANOTHER 2 HOUR LAYOVER IN PHOENIX AND THEN ANOTHER HOUR LONG FLIGHT BACK HOME TO UTAH...WELL THAT DIDN'T QUIT HAPPEN...

INSTEAD A MAN WITH HIS MANY KIDS WHO WORKED FOR THE AIRLINES CAME LAST MINUTE AND WAS BUMMPED UP ON PRIORITY ON THE STANDBY LIST AND WE LOST OUR SEATS! SO WE RENTED A CAR FROM STUPID ENTERPRISE AND A ROOM FROM LOVELY MOTEL 6 AND WAITED...RYLEES FACE EXPLAINS IT ALL! GOTTA LOVE THE TWINS WATCHING TV THOUGH :) THAT NIGHT AT ABOUT 11PM RY WAS HUNGRY SO HER AND DEREK WENT ON A LITTLE ADVENTURE TO FIND SOME FOOD...AFTER NOT DARING TO DRIVE TOO FAR FROM OUR MOTEL CAUSE HE DIDN'T WANNA GET LOST DEREK DECIDED TO GOT TO THE ONLY PLACE AROUND...

CHURCHES CHICKEN! HA YES WE ATE CHURCHES CHICKEN FOR DINNER THAT NIGHT AND FOR BREAKFAST THE NEXT MORNING. DEREKS AWESOME BROTHER ROB HELPED US FIGURE OUT THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLIGHT HOME AND AFTER ONE LAST RIDE ON A BIG PLANE WE MADE IT HOME! AND JUST IN TIME FOR...

JORY TO PICK RYLEE UP FOR HER FIRST DATE! WE WERE ABLE TO HANG OUT WITH OUR BEST FRIENDS KEITH AND STACY AND THEIR LITTLE BOYS WHO WERE DOWN FROM ID THAT NIGHT WE GOT HOME WHICH WAS THE END TO AN AWESOME VACATION!

OH YOU THOUGHT OUR WEEK WAS DONE!? NOPE SATURDAY WE FINISHED OFF OUR VACATION WEEK AT ANDI AND EVERETTS LUAU PARTY TO CELEBRATE THEM GETTING MARRIED IN HAWAII! WE HAD SUCH A FUN WEEK! IT WAS A GREAT WAY TO END A LONG YEAR OF DEREK GOING TO SCHOOL!