Jeff did another half ironman and did awesome! We went to California and got to play at the beach while he worked his guts out. The kids were awesome, I can't even describe how nervous I was for the drive and then being alone for 7-8 hours trying to chase him down to cheer him on. We got there on Thursday so we had time for Jeff to relax a bit before Saturday and ended up at the beach all day Friday at a cute little town called Encinitas. We played all day and it was perfect weather. Saturday morning we woke up early to watch the swim and it was rainy and a little chilly. The kids walked 1 mile to even get there with no whining at all. They loved it. We were surprised to see Jeff right before he got in the water. We watched and waited and even saw some seals that were swimming in the mass of bodies. It was so funny to see people pop their head out of the water, hoping whatever it was wasn't going to eat them. After the swim we let the kids play at the beach and then we made to hike back 1 mile uphill. Again, no complaining at all! We found a perfect spot to watch and bike and run and set up camp.
Jeff did awesome on the whole thing, we were so proud. On Sunday we drove towards Anaheim and stopped at Newport beach to relax in the sun and watch the waves and windsurfers. We went to Disneyland on Monday and it was so much fun. Packed with people, but still fun.
I was so thankful to have Jeff's cousins there and their kids to entertain the kids and play together. Hudson was wonderful till we got to St. George and I can't complain about that. We will never forget the end of this trip however. Two kids got sick and let it rip in the car. So twice we unloaded everyone and everything to clean it all up. Thank goodness we had lots of wipes and bottles of water. That poor car may never smell the same again.
