Beach Time

We arrived late Saturday afternoon and were looking forward to some excitement and time spent with family. The kids were excited to see their cousins who live in Utah. One of their little cousins lives in the valley, but we always love to see him@! The weather was sublime! Cool in the mornings and evenings - perfect beach weather during the day! We loved the condo we stayed in. The kids had their bikes this year and had a great time riding them up to the park and around the neighborhood. The kids couldn't wait to get the ocean. On Sunday, we went up to San Clemente to visit with cousins and family for a 'miracle baby' blessing. My cousin Kristy had a baby boy, Garrett, at the end of January, but he was born very premature @ 26 weeks. He is doing wonderful. We had a nice lunch at a beautiful park - we got lazy - loved it. Monday,Tuesday and Wednesday were beach days--- building sand castles, reading, walking and playing with family in the ocean. The ocean air is so refreshing. I couldn't get enough of it. This year the kids were more comfortable in the ocean which was much more fun. After the beach day, we would take a dip in the jacuzzi for some relaxation! There was a pool at the condos and the kids are swimming pretty well on their own now! Yeahh.... Thanks to Nana Hill, mommy and the YMCA! They enjoyed swimming with Samantha and Tommy. Thursday we had the opportunity to visit LegoLand! Geared just for kids! They have never been to an amusement park. Well, they had a blast on all the rides! I think their daddy did too - he is a big kid at heart.
Friday was our last day on the beach and it was fantastic.. Even baby Benjamin like the beach. We had our annual 'shrimp' boil which was yummy. Ben even tried a few and quote - "not bad"! Maybe I can get him to eat some salmon some time. We had a chance to go down to mission bay and have a bon fire and cook delicious smores!
The nights were nice. We played games, watched movies and talked. We took a girls night out and went to a movie and then the guys did. We each took turns with the kid duty during that time. This was a great vacation!