ahhh vacations

del mar beach was a blast! everybody arrived friday night and there was a frenzy of unpacking and getting settled. the kids were all hyped up and running around like crazy. after settling in, a few conked out but the rest of us still had adrenaline pumping in our veins...so we decided to play poker. mark and i lost (we both suck at texas hold'em) and the big winners were jun and dad. saturday we woke up early. the skies were overcast but we made the best out of it -- flew kites, walked around the beach, and took the kids to the playground (which was really close to our cottage). the sun came out later that day so we all changed to our suits and went swimming. the water was freezing cold! but it didn't stop any of us from getting our feet wet. i'm a wuss so i just got my feet wet...hehehe, mark and the rest of the gang actually took a plunge. my niece ling enjoyed the water so much she didn't wanna do anything else. we also built sand castles, the guys went to the casino nearby -- except mark, we took a nap then bought some firewood for our bonfire. saturday night we sat around the fire while my dad played his guitar, the kids made smores, and when the fire died down, we played texas hold'em again and stayed up till 3 am! everybody decided to leave sunday afternoon so we had our last bbq lunch and back to LA we went. it was a real good time and everybody in the family agreed that we should definitely do more family get togethers. next year we're planning to go up the mountains and let the kids experience some snow =) definitely lookin forward to that! oh before i forget, here are some pics from the outing:

del mar beach pics