Balboa Beach Family Reunion

We drove out to CA a few weeks ago to attend the Harris Family Reunion in Balboa Beach. It's my Grandpa Harris' (Dad's Dad) brothers and sisters and all their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. It's something we did almost every year as a kid and was always the favorite day of our summer. We'd hang out and eat my Great-Aunt Sue's beach house on the island and swim at the "beach"--actually a sandy spot along the boardwalk in the harbor. Once it got dark, we'd take the ferry across to the Newport Peninsula to the Fun Zone, where we'd ride the ferris wheel and take a spin in the bumper cars and eat Balboa Bars, the best ice cream ever! This was little Brian's first trip and he had a blast! He loved playing in the sand (hated the shower he got after playing in the sand), he loved going on a boat ride in the harbor and riding on the ferry. He rode the "round and round" (ferris wheel) twice because he loved it so much!

"Papa," "Grandma," Brian, Steve, Me, Julie, Carlos and Grace

Cousin Grace