California-Part 4 {The Beach}

Yes, our family just needed a little time away at the beach, can you blame us?  It was my favorite part of the trip!  I Loved that my parents came!  I loved that it was beautiful weather and more than anything I loved watching the girls have so much fun!

Most of you know Northern California Ocean water, is extremely cold, especially in May.  That didn't stop Maya, she just played and played it in, saying over and over "Do it Again!"  Her lips were purple and she was shivering and she kept telling me she wasn't cold and want to keep playing.  Norah, well she wasn't the biggest fan of the water, but she loved eating the sand and she kept telling us over and over that she was "cleaning" the beach, that task could occupy any 2 year old for hours!

I have so many photos from the beach it is so hard to pick a few........

I will start with my favorite one, which most of you have seen on facebook (no editing done)

Here is the same photo, just a different viewpoint

I only took a few photos the first day at the beach, my battery died on my camera, boo! So here is Day One

Ok back to our 2nd day!

Maya loving everything about the beach

Sweet Norah

My adventurous girls! One can't stay out of the water and the other can stop eating sand!

Time with Grammy and Poppy

Husband, Father, Son

Brett writes our names in the sand every year we go to the beach, except he forgot his own name this time......he said he ran out of room

Time with Mom





We tried a family photo





A few Favorites

Maya had her first dip in dots, of course she wanted the rainbow ones

I did a lot of watching my family, enjoying them at this stage, thinking about what is to come. There were a few surreal moments, times where I still couldn't believe that Norah is really part of our family and that I am having a baby.  I had a few moments by myself, they were very good moments, a few tears shed.....  It was a good day at the beach

Which photo is your favorite?