Our history with Newport Beach goes WAY back. Lizzy was a baby when we first rented a Beach House with Steve's Sister Jen, her husband Scott, and their family. That would be 15 years ago. Each year we would continue renting a Beach House with The Brown's. One year we spent our week at the Newport Coast Marriott Villas, and Jen and Scott rented at Ocean Side. It was lovely, we continued to spend time together, but we really enjoyed staying in the same place together.
In 2008, we spent our last year at a Beach House on Newport Beach. It was just our family, Jen's couldn't make it, but still wonderful. We had no idea that this would be the last vacation we spent together as a family. Days after returning home, Steve unexpectedly passed away. We will always cherish the time we had together.
It tugged on my heart strings to think of returning to Newport, but this year, I decided it was time to enjoy what was once our favorite vacation. We stayed at the Newport Coast Villas, in a roomy 2 bedroom Villa. The Marriott Newport Villa's are perched high on a bluff that overlooks the Pacific ocean. The amenities are abundant, most importantly, the pools are beautiful and a wonderful way to cool off on a warm day.
Each morning we would try to walk along the different beaches to capture the beauty of the area, and experience different beaches. Our first morning we walked down the bluff with Mason in the stroller, to Crystal Cove State Park. We were delighted that the Marriott offered a free shuttle service from the beach to the Villas as were planning on using the service upon our return.
Crystal Cove State Park Beach has a natural seashore. We enjoyed our walk down the sloping hills, and along the beach. We found sand crabs, seashells, and other nature wonders as we strolled along the shore. We happened upon a quaint little restaurant and town along our way. We finished our walk to the Shake Shack back up at the top of the hill along side the Pacific Coast Highway. The Shake Shack came highly recommended, and did not dissappoint.
After our refreshing shake, we starting walking towards the Marriott shuttle pick up, when we saw a shuttle starting to leave. We had Ben run as fast as he could to stop it for us. Unfortunately, the driver wouldn't stop. We saw the shuttle pull into the parking lot and chased it down. With hands waving in the air, yelling at the driver, he stopped and said, "I am NOT a Marriott shuttle, but I'd be happy to call one for you." Oops! Exhausted, we waited as the Marriott shuttle was called and came out of it's way to come pick us up.
The second morning we decided to drive to Laguna Beach. Our great intentions of getting a little exercise and walking along the beach were crushed when Mason saw the playground. We thoroughly enjoyed spending time at the Park; playing with Mase; and taking in the beautiful beach. We briefly tried to get Mason to walk in the sand, but he didn't like it. A true Brown baby that kid is….doesn't like to get dirty.
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