day in Newport Beach

ferry from Balboa Island to Balboa Peninsula

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It was blue, blue, blue everywhere we looked today! We enjoyed a day trip to Newport Beach this afternoon. We brought along the kids' new scooters so they could enjoy the pancake-flat sidewalks on Balboa Island. Once there, we decided to take the ferry over to the peninsula. The kids had a great time scooting all over the boardwalks, playing in the sand, riding the ferry (twice!) and stopping into our favorite island candy store before heading home. We all had a great time on this beautiful day!
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playing in the sand never gets old for these two!
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gorgeous plants & gorgeous views (snow-covered mtns!)
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holiday decorations (next year we're coming at night!)
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two things we didn't expect to see today!