Summertime with the Salazars

Ben and Hillary are some of our very best friends and yet we have ZERO pictures of all four of us. So it took a trip to a different state to finally get one. Ben, Hillary, and John drove from Utah down to southern California and I drove from Arizona to meet them there. 

At the Ventura Harbor

John grew up in Ventura so he loved every minute of showing us around and telling us about everything. In another life I think he was meant to be a tour guide!

Ben's uncovered his skill at Dance Dance Revolution, we were all surprised including Hillary!

Hillary's sad face at her lack of skill. The screen says "GAME OVER"

Hat Shop!

Surrey Ride! 

We rode along the Ventura Beach Front! It was fun and fabulous. I think the boys were pedaling harder than us but they needed the workout anyways! We ate SO MUCH GOOD FOOD!


We spent a day in L.A. which was great. Except traffic is terrible. I would never wish to live there EVER! First we went to Rosco's House of Chicken and Waffles. Sounds like a weird combo but it was delicious.

Hillary trying to run away from Ben taking a picture of her in unpredictable patterns

Then we went to the L.A. temple and walked around the grounds. Every temple is so unique and beautiful in there own way!

Look a picture of ALL FOUR OF US! It took a few times of John running back and forth before we figured out the timer. 

Yes Yes that is my attractive pregnant pose!

After the temple we headed off to visit the Griffith Observatory. Not only did our GPS lead us up an extremely narrow windy rode past all these nice, squished houses but it told us to take a left turn into someone's garage. Somehow I don't think they would have appreciated that. Then Ben's GPS on his phone also lead astray. But eventually we asked someone and he told us how to get there. But for all the work it was to get there the observatory wasn't all that cool.

Griffith Observatory

Tesla Coil

The view from the top

BEACH DAY!!! You can't go to southern California without having at least one beach day.

Ben and Johnny playing catch and looking so manly!

So cute!

building a sand castle...more like a sand mound

and of course the waves washing away the castle mound

Skim Boarding

Look at my Mr. Man! So fine!

Ben cuddling with his wife buried in sand. Hillary really did fall asleep.

It was tons of fun! We were sad to see Ben and Hillary leave us in California but so much fun while it lasted!