Monday, October 12, 2009

Beach Vay-Cay!!

Benson and I decided we needed to take a little vacation since our summer was a little crazy with adding little Lucy to the group! So we packed up and went to Cali...Newport area and pretty much just hung out at the beach for a couple days! First night we went to Crystal Cove to find Tide Pools...we didn't have much luck this time but went back later and found all sorts of fun things (but forgot the camera)!
















The next morning we headed to Doheney Beach and let the kids play ALL DAY! We were there for 7 hours straight! We played in the sand and water, ate snacks, buried each other in the sand, built sandcastles, and Lucy and Benson even took a little nap on the beach! So much fun!!


Lucy's first (and only) time in the water...













Lunch on the beach...little sandy but good!
Lucy wants to play with the kids!






They do love each other...


Crazy kids...











Lucy napping at the beach..








After a full day at the beach the kids were WIPED OUT!!




Another beach day...this day we rented a surf board and Benson tried to teach the kids to surf! Sammy (with her adventurous spirit) LOVED it and could have done it all day! Ben has probably read too many shark books and was scared out of his mind to be in the water by himself...and Nate (as usual) wants to do anything that Ben does so he was also scared! But they both tried it once!




Little Surfer girl..
















They loved to be buried in the sand...gross, I know!

We had a FABULOUS time..it was so much time to spend so much time together as a family!! And we all L-O-V-E the beach, sun, water, and sand!!

6 comments:

Britany said...

It's about time you post pics! :) Looks like such a fun time!

Jenny said...

What a fun little vacation.

Smith Family said...

Looked like so much FUN! I love California. We went for two weeks this summer and last February. My husband has always said that if he got offered a job there we would move in a heart beat!

Courtney said...

What a FUN trip!! I love that Sammy got up on the surf board... SO CUTE! :)

Anonymous said...

LUCY'S LEGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! are the CUTEST!!!!!!!!!!!! THING I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ps. reminds me of the first time we took Nate to the beach and he kept crying cuz he would eat sand. So, we would wipe it off his mouth. Then he would eat it again and cry. That series repeated itself for awhile!!!

Looks like you had fun! Wish I coulda gone!! love you rj

jacque said...

So fun! Glad you guys got to escape for a few days and make up for lost summer vacation time! Way to go Sammy on the surfing!