We arrived at Aunt Betty's house, Monday afternoon around 2:00. Within a hour, poor Riley's face started to breakout ... having some sort of reaction to something (we still don't know what the culprit was). We spent the afternoon playing with cousins and running around.
By Tuesday morning, Riley's face got worse. We finally decided to get her some Benedryl, which seemed to help some. Cousin Aiden spent the morning with us, and after all the rest of the cousins got out of school, we went to Chuck E Cheese and the BEACH!
At the beach, they had a zip line with a rope on it. The kids all had such a blast riding the zip line. Reagan held on tight and got pretty comfortable by the second trip ... she was being daring and leaned out of her "death grip".
Ashley had to get in on the action too. They wanted Mommy to do it, but watching five kids under the age of six at the beach was a little much for mommy. 
Once Aunt Betty got there, we got to relax a little bit and enjoy the beach. We walked down to the water, got our feet wet, and enjoyed running around the sand.
Riley even got her feet wet a little bit, but did not last long on the beach. Mommy took her back up to the playground and let Ashley, Reagan, & cousin Hannah enjoy the beach without a screaming baby! Riley and cousin Haley Rose swung together and had a blast, while the girls were running around the beach.
Ashley was so great with the girls, she had them digging for sea shells and exploring the entire area.
What a beautiful afternoon at Ventura Beach. We were so happy to be there!
On Wednesday morning, Ashley and Mommy got ready and went to the outlet mall for some shopping. We were actually on a mission to find Reagan some shoes, since on Tuesday, she lost one of her flip flops and was shoeless for the rest of the day. We found her some cheap sandals and had a fun time together. We got home just in time for nap time and the rest of the kids to get home from school. Then it was off to the Pumpkin Patch. All the cousins got a small pumpkin, Thank You Aunt Betty, and had a fun time getting all dirty.
What a cute shot of the girls!
Back at Aunt Betty's house, we played outside with cousins Tyler and Haley Rose. Reagan and Tyler were having a great time trying to do gymnastics. Ashley & Mommy decided to join in and everyone was doing cartwheels and flips in the front yard.
Reagan loves her cousin Ashley and ran up to her to hug her, which caused her to topple over.
Thursday morning, we went to the Santa Barbara Zoo. We had beautiful weather and enjoyed the great little zoo. We got to see some animals that we don't have at the Phoenix Zoo, especially the Gorillas. The zoo was not very crowded, so Riley got to run around without being tied to the stroller ... that made her very happy!
Mommy & her girls, posing in front of the elephants.
We loved watching the Gorillas. There were two Gorillas, and they were up and walking around their cage ... they were really cool.
Three years ago, we came to the Santa Barbara zoo and saw this Giraffe. I told the girls all about him and we were so anxious to see him again. Unfortunately, he passed away this past January, but they had little "remembrance" boards about him all around the giraffe cage.
Friday started at 9:00 am with the drive home. We had a pretty long, rough drive, as Riley decided to stay awake from midnight till 3:30am the night before. She serenaded the entire house with her blood curdling screams, so we were all exhausted for the drive home. We had to make a few more pit stops than the trip out to California, but we were still making good time. We managed to not hit any traffic in the Los Angeles area, but we did hit Phoenix traffic right at 5:00pm. We rolled into the drive way at 5:30, unpacked the car, trashed the house, and went to sleep. 
Reagan & Daddy playing the water gun game ... Reagan, of course, won!
Reagan & Mommy riding a fast, round & round ride ... Reagan could not stop laughing, and of course, Mommy got motion sick!
Reagan riding her first roller-coaster ... the Crazy Coaster. She had so much fun, she turned right around and rode it again (the second time with Mommy).
Reagan & Daddy on the ferris wheel. Reagan was nervous about it at first, but once she got on it, she loved it. Daddy said she was looking over the sides, straight down, from the top!
Reagan, Riley, & Mommy riding an elephant. Riley loves elephants! We were suprised about how pokey their skin/fun was.
The Posti girls feeding the goats. Riley had no fear about sticking her fingers near the goats mouth ... luckily, she did not get bit.
Reagan loved the big blow up hockey players ... Riley was terrified of them!
Riley enjoyed watching the water fountain spraying.
Mommy & her girls.
The girls got Yote Tattoos for their faces and thought they were so cool!
Watching the Coyotes warm up ... they really liked going to the glass and being that close.
They were facinated, pressing their faces up against the glass. 
This is so much fun!
Let's Go Coyotes!
Reagan coming out of the cave after seeing the bats.
Riley starting to enjoy the cool water.
Whoa! I need a drink! The water shoots out of this hole and she stood up about 2 seconds before it was going to shoot her in the face.
Look at that sis! (Not sure what they are looking at, but thought is was a cute pic).
Our group of friends.
The girlfriends.
What little hams we have.
Enjoying the carousel.
Riley's first ride on the carousel. As you see, mommy is NOT with her as she would have vomited from the spinning! Ms Heather held on to her and Riley had the death grip on Heathers neck the entire time.
