A Day at the Beach

 Our family loves the beach, and we do not go nearly enough.  It seems like this entire term has been jam packed of weekends with long lists of to-do's, so we decided to take advantage of our lack of Saturday plans and head to the beach!  It was a little colder than we would have liked, but at least it reminded us of the Oregon coast.  Never-the-less, we had a blast...although we have decided we are definitely going to the warm southern Cali beaches on our next trip to L.A.

Frankie was thrilled he could fly his kite all by himself!  And I must say, he did a great job. 

Sadly, our kite got stuck way up on top of the cliff. 

But luckily daddy-of-the-year saved the day and got it down! 

Found some great caves the kiddos thought were basically the coolest thing on the  planet

Daddy and daughter

This lagoon was so amazing!  It was really warm and shallow enough for the kids to splash around in

Ms. Elena takes her baby EVERYWHERE!  I think it's time this little dolly gets a bath!

Did I mention Dede has named her baby "Bandon"?  In toddler language this translates to Band-aide.  Can you guess what her two favorite things are?  Yup. Babies and Band-aides! 

Franklin very proud of his climbing abilities.  And he should be, he was awesome! 

And my little Miss wasn't far behind.  This daughter mine is fearless and full of determination!  

Aren't they crazy?!  And aren't I crazy for letting him jump off these cliffs with my babies in tow?! 

And here goes Ms. Fearless wanting a turn all by herself! 

Everyone took a turn getting buried.  Well except mommy.  Someone had  to take pictures right? 

Loves of my life. 

I almost forgot!  The highlight of the trip was a whale sighting!  It was glorious! She swam near the shore for quite  a while, putting on a show for all the gushing spectators.  There are rumors going around that a certain mommy in attendance was crying like a baby from all the happy emotional excitement.  But, I admit nothing!