Newport Coast with the Continos

Last weekend I was invited out of town with the Continos for some fun in the sun! We drove down to Newport Thursday morning and arrived at Marriott's Newport Coast Villa's by the afternoon. The hotel was amazingly beautiful, with gorgeous landscape everywhere overlooking the ocean. There were 3 pools at the main pool area, and numerous spa's. The kids loved swimming the days away. We enjoyed lots of other hotel activities, including pool games, mini golf, basketball, tetherball, pottery painting, tie dying t-shirts, snowcones, ice cream socials, and treasure hunts. It was like a cruise ship and we did it all! When we weren't playing or relaxing by the pool, we headed into Newport to visit Fashion Island numerous times, the beach, Sprinkles, and dinners out. We had a fun packed four days. Thank you Continos for inviting me along. I had a blast!

The view from the top of the main pool area

Carlo, Gia, Leo, and Italia

Friday morning breakfast at the Beachcomber Gia and Italia

The big four, Italia, Gia, Leo, and Rocco

The Continos, minus Matt 

The girls pretending to surf

 Friday afternoon fun by the pool (my favorite)

Let the posing begin! I pulled our my camera and this crew hammed it up!

Friday night Fashion Island run. We shopped, visited the pet store, and ate at PF Changs. To finish the night we stopped at Sprinkles. Amazing!

Saturday morning I hung out the boys. There was lots of rolling down hills, and sports playing. Leo rolling away.

Rocco golfing

 Rocco and Leo playing tetherball

Carlo golfing

 He found a strangers hat, so I couldn't resist this photo

We practiced our long jumping skills into the sand pit

ran up and down hills

Back to the pool for the afternoon

snowcone break

Me and Gia, we swam for hours. So fun!

Me and Italia

 Canonball contest!

 Saturday night out, heading to dinner at the Rusty Pelican

Rusty Pelican

Sunday we played at the hotel some more, and went to Fashion Island one last time then hit the road!

 I'll leave you with some photobooth photos of Italia and I. 

Love this family. There is never a dull moment!

Alexa's 2nd Birthday!

Last Sunday we got to celebrate Alexa Garcia's 2nd birthday party at our clubhouse!  It was Minnie Mouse themed because the birthday girl LOVES Minnie. She was so adorable, and I even got the pleasure of giving her the outfit she wore on her birthday. We enjoyed pizza, swimming, SugarPalooza's fabulous candy bar, and Frosted Cakery's delicious cake. We loved celebrating with the Garcia's and watching sissy bear live it up at her party. It was a huge success!

Alexa Christina Garcia

The candy bar

Frosted's Minnie Cake

Carlo, Italia, and Gia

Italia, Carlo, Gia, and Alexa

John. Sophie, and Alexa blowing out her candles

Gia and Sarah

 Me, Gia, and Sarah

Melaney, Gia, and Me

The girls Sophie, Sarah, me and Nina

TiTi and Alexa

The birthday girl reflecting on her fabulous party!

Girls are having fun!

On Saturday night, while a bunch of my girlfriends were in town, we went out to dinner at Wasabi.  We ate delicious sushi and laughed the night away. Then we had to have something sweet so we went to Yodigity for some frozen yogurt. We finished the night at Alese's playing a game called Quelf. I suggest everyone buying this game it is hilarious! I guarantee you will not stop laughing. We had such a blast together. Love each of you girls!

Outside Wasabi

 Sarah, Jaimie Rose, Katie

Katie, Lesley, me, Whitney, Gina

Our table

Alese, Sarah, Jaimie Rose, and Katie

silly shot

At Yodigity

The whole crew

At Alese's, some crazy Quelf shots!

the end! So thankful for these fabulous ladies!