Im late posting this… Im pretty sure it happened mid October, but Im not positive. This was the trip that started it all...
The Mallory's took us to the dunes at Pismo to ride our quads in their big trailer.
Everyone had so much fun, that we decided to buy the trailer and make it our new pastime.
This was Jaden's first time riding his quad by himself somewhere other than just around the property. I was quite frantic, but it was great to have Dave there to help us out.
Tony and Jaden had a great time riding around and there were no injuries. Then… we found out that kids can't ride with adults, they must ride alone and so my stress level went through the roof as I realized that Baylee and Aubrey would also be allowed to drive the quad by themselves.
I tried to not think about that, and have fun playing on the beach with the little 3. They loved running from the waves.
I love this picture of my girls.
and this one of my little man. :)
Here is Jaden, ready to go out for a ride.
Jaden was fortunate to be able to use the Mallory's gear, we didn't have anything yet except helmets.
This one turned out to love the beach more than anyone! He told me on the first evening that the day was the second best he had ever had. I asked him what the first best was, and he told me that he was pretty sure it would be tomorrow, so he was saving it out. :) That made me feel a little better about letting him ride by himself, although I still lost years off of my life. I'm glad he loved it so much.
They also loved roasting marshmallows, I'm pretty sure this was their first time. No one even got their marshmallow warm, much less roasted it, but they enjoyed putting it on a stick and eating it.
Noah had a blast! He loves the "wads" and was fascinated by all of the vehicles on the beach… motorcycles, dune buggies, "monster trucks". He is very much a boy.
Livie loved Zeus, the Mallory's dog who tagged along.
When I took this, I had no idea that within a month it would be ours. Although I suspect that was Tony and Dave's plan all along.
Mr. Mallory was very helpful and the kids learned a lot from him. Well… lets face it, we all did!
Noah wouldn't nap, but I enjoyed snuggling him after he crashed everyday late afternoon of sheer exhaustion.
Now, as of this writing, we've been on 3 more trips in the trailer, and it has been so much fun. I will try to blog the other trips, I just didn't want to forget to do this one first, it was such a big turning point for our family. We have actually been leaving the house and doing some really fun things, its been awesome, and hopefully we have many more memories to make
