Beach Day

We always look forward to spending a day at the beach when we are in California. The kids love it and Ian and I love being out in the sun. This trip Jules had the day off work, so she got to come with us! Another perk of beach day is stopping in to give hugs and visit with my grandparents on our way (they all live in Long Beach). First stop was Grandma Snowball. She is so great to visit with. She even sneaks the kids extra candy from her dishes. We picked fresh oranges from her tree too, but let's be honest, Davin thought they were balls and they kept him entertained in the car the rest of the way to the beach.
Next we drove a little ways down Palo Verde and ended up at the Cal State Long Beach Institute to visit my Grandma Olson who works as a secretary there. She was so happy to see us. The kids loved playing all the free video games, ping pong, and Foosball in the game room. Grandma was especially excited to see Jules with us because there was this boy that she blatantly tried to set Jules up with. He got her number and everything. It was hilarious to watch. Too bad Jules has a boyfriend (we like you Kurt!).
We made one final stop on our way to the beach at In N Out. We took our lunch to our friend Pooh's house and ate with her. Pooh is the best. She has this fabulous house right on the beach and she is always so generous about letting people throw parties there and stuff. She is also the nicest woman to sit and chat with. After we ate and changed we hit the sand. It was sunny and gorgeous, but the wind was a little chilly. The kids wanted their shirts on. I wanted a tan.
We built a sand castle, then when we thought the tide was coming in we let the kids trample it. The beach was pretty dirty. When we asked Pooh about it she said that they haven't been cleaning it lately because the grunions are spawning. If you're dying to know more about grunions, click HERE.
Me and Jules taking a self portrait (trust me, Jules, this was the best one we took). Beach hair=ick.
Jules was trying to show Weston how it's done. She splashed a lot and Weston just stared. I was impressed with her height!
Ian with the jetty in the background. When we had been on the beach for about 20 minutes Weston started whining that he wanted to go home because he was cold. Auntie Jules must love him because she volunteered to walk him over to the jetty to watch the boats coming and going.
Davin and Auntie Jules. I love Davin's crazy hair. It's just not fair that Jules gets to have such cute hair even at the beach.
I got a few minutes of prime relaxation time laying on a towel in the sun on the sand with no kiddos nearby while Ian took Davin on a walk down the shore and Jules and Weston were at the jetty.
It was a long day and the boys were exhausted. Davin was out within seconds of being strapped in his carseat. Poor kid. I think it was another successful beach day though. Sigh. Gotta love hitting the beach in mid-March.