We stayed at an old military base that has been converted to a resort. Each family got a house. They were so nice. We shared with my parents. The kids enjoyed running up and down this grassy hill area. They flew kites, played baseball, frisbee, and tag. All of the kids got along so well. We were right on the ocean and it was cold. We were in jackets and pants the entire time.
Kam loved watching his kite! We had bonfires and roasted marshmallows. I love being surrounded by my family. Most of us do not talk or see each other the entire year, but when we come together it is so natural. We just laughed and told stories and just hung out.
Kids playing by the beach in the freezing cold. My mom took Kasen and Avery out very early looking for sand dollars. They found about 16 complete sand dollars and 2 of them were still living.
Kasen's signature!
Kamden and cousin Ilan
My dad has 5 sisters and each of them were on the same high school dance team. They made matching shirts and did a little performance for us. It was hilarious but they are actually very good. Nick and I later drove over to Forks. It was about 80 miles away. I wanted to see where the movie Twilight was filmed or so we thought. The drive was beautiful, but when we got there we found out that only a couple of scenes were actually filmed there.
This was inside there welcome center. It was pretty cheesy. They gave you a map that took you around town showing you the houses from the movie. Except they were just random peoples houses that had the same similarities. The high school there is not the one they used in the movie either.
A sign outside a restaurant we ate at.
They had hung this sign by there medical center.
We played fun minute to win it games.
Kasen has played every sport you can think of and has never had a serious injury. He was running down the hills behind the houses we stayed at, tripped and tumbled down. I heard a scream I had never heard come out of him before. I knew at that moment something serious had happened. My cousin Kara is in sports medicine and took a look at his arm. She suggested we take him to the hospital. The hospital is over an hour away and we leave at about 9:00 at night. When we get there a crazy lady comes flieing out the front door in nothing but a hospital gown with cops running behind her. Both Nick and I just stare at each other and think why does this have to happen thousand of miles from home. We are out of network and this is going to cost us a fortune. Well there is still nice people in this world. A doc came out an dlooked at Kasens arm and said he probably had a hairline fracture. He gave us a brace and said to leave it on for about two weeks. They charged us nothing. They were so kind.
We had such a fun 5 days. On the way back to the airport, Nick and my dad did not want to beleive the GPS. (go figure because Nick thinks he knows everything). Well we got lost and were going to be late for our flight. Nick was driving and of course was speeding. He gets pulled over and gets a ticket. Then decides to beleive the GPS. Thank goodness our plane ws delayed and we were able to make the flight. This is Kams little friend he met at the airport.
