Day #1:
Our car broke down coming out of the drive way, it started twitching uncontrollably and I thought for sure we were going to have to cancel our trip and I desperately wanted to go, so I started to cry. But, I got it together and we all said a prayer. Then Craig took the car over to Auto Zone and they ran a test to find out that one of our plugs had come loose and was mis-firing. So, thankfully he was able to fix it for no money. It was wonderful to be able to have that teaching moment for my kids *and me* and help grow their little testimonies and know that prayers are answered.
So we were on our way....so I thought. Pip started puking and we had to keep stopping to clean her up, so she was naked and the windows were all rolled down trying to air out the car. Then Kylin started barfing....3 more stops and then she was sitting naked with a barf bag up to her face. After what seemed like forever, we finally got to Vegas and checked into our hotel. We didn't do the strip this year because we decided Mckay is getting too old to see that kind of stuff. So I didn't get the cool pictures I wanted, but it is better to not have to cover his eyes every 5 seconds :) The girls puked that whole night, but the next morning seemed to be doing fine, so we went swimming at a WAY nice pool and had a great time!

This is the view from our room, there were 3 different heated pools to swim in. After swimming we went to a huge buffet breakfast. The kids thought it was so much fun to be able to choose from so many different foods. Then we headed on to Cali....
We had only just pulled out of the hotel when the car started convulsing again! We thought maybe the plug had come out AGAIN, but after Craig tried to fix it, it still wasn't working. We found the nearest car parts place (we didn't want to take it to a shop because we didn't have the money to have someone else fix it) problem is we don't know squat about cars! But, some nice guy helped us and we discovered that the plug was completely burned through now. Before we left on this trip, we had the plugs all replaced and spent $500 getting a tune-up. Come to find out that they had not covered the wires properly and had set them right on top of the engine block. SOOOO MAD! Anyways, to make a long story short, 2-hours later we have a new plug on and it only cost us $10 but it was really tricky getting it off and back on again. Wheew! So, on to Cali again.
I did some research online and found this BEAUTIFUL beach I wanted to visit. We wanted to do some different stuff this trip that we had never done before. I am so glad we did because El Matador beach in Malibu is probably the prettiest place I've ever been. I wish I had more time to take pictures, but since the car took so long to fix, we got there just as the sun was setting. It was so relaxing to play on the beach and have it practically to ourself. I wish my pictures did justice to how incredibly beautiful it was.













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it's GORGEOUS! How fun! I'm sorry the girls were sick though! I forget that my little boy one day won't just spit up it'll be full fledged puke... What beach was this at?
awesome HDR! looks so great. love all your pictures and wow--what an adventure!
H ha ha ha. I love how you said you wished the pictures did it justice!!! Are you kidding me, Kell? Each picture just got better and better and beautiful and vibrant!!! You seriously rock! I wish I could take you on all my vacations! Awww, so sad about the sick little kiddos. That is the worst. You always hope that never happens, especially on a long drive to the happiest place on earth! And then to top it off with lousy car problems!!! I'm so sorry. Can't wait to see more pictures and details. Hopefully it just got better and better! Love all your info. You are the best trip planner. I'm going to hire you. And I've got to go to that beach one day!!!!but only if you come and take our pictures;)
Your pictures are amazing !!!!
OOOh my gosh I looooove all of your pictures! You did such a freaking cute job. Can't wait to see more of your trip but even more excited to see our scrap pages for this trip. one word to some up your trip adventure is JEALOUS!!! :)
Wow- sounds like a wild and crazy adventure already! Glad it all turned out OK. Great pictures so far. That beach does look amazing! So who was the nude person on the beach? Anyone famous?
I feel so awful admitting this to you, but as I read all this, I had to laugh! I could just imagine driving down to Cali with two naked barfing kids in the back seat! You are SO much the better person than I am, I would have bawled and then turned around!
I am super glad that everything turned out with your car! Tender mercy!
I laughed again about the naked photo shoot! Yikes! Poor Craig! :)
And girl, your pictures are incredible! Can you just come take all my snap shots for me?! You are amazing!!
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