An Ingram Family Day

On Sunday morning, we were all able to sleep in a little and then had a great breakfast with John and family. We then got packed up and drove to Hollywood to see Chad's cousin Jeremy. We were so excited that he lives in the same area we were visiting and it worked out to visit together. We went to Universal Citywalk and ate lunch and played some arcade games. Jeremy is helping Chase drive his car as Chad watches.

Emily was playing air hockey with Jeremy's friend Brandon and was so excited as she scored a point! What a happy look on her face!!

Chase also tries his hand at air hockey. He also loved playing!!

Our family with Jeremy on the Universal Citywalk!

After we had experienced enough of the Citywalk, we drove to the Santa Monica pier. WOW! We were quite impressed. The beach was full and there are actually rides on the pier! Here is a picture getting on the ferris wheel that goes over the water. Pictured are Emily, Jeremy, Brandon, Chase and Chad.

I was quite scared at first and wouldn't let anyone rock the car. It was a very different feeling knowing you are over the water. As we started it was a lot of stop and start for people to get on. I had a hard time with that, especially when Chad said, "Hey Michelle....do you see those yellow buoys out in the water? That's where they have estimated the ferris wheel would fall in the water so they don't want anyone swimming there!!" What a tease. Once we started going around and there was no more stop and start, I loved it. Emily wanted to lay down on my lap and Chase was so relaxed. The view was gorgeous! I got some beautiful pictures of the beach and the sun setting over the water. Here is a view of the end of the pier.

What a beautiful picture of the sun on the vast and enormous ocean!

The beach and waves from up above!

Here is a picture of the ferris wheel we had ridden on.

We had eaten a late lunch so weren't overly hungry but visited the Mexican restaurant on the end of the pier for some appetizers and drinks.

We were even serenaded by a mariachi band!

On the way back to the car, we visited an ice cream shop. We had a great day with Jeremy and Brandon. We only get to see him every few years so we cherished the time together. Thanks for the time together Jeremy! We put pj's on the kiddos and began the short drive to Carlsbad for the rest of our vacation.