Family Day

Mike has been wanting to go to the beach, which is odd in and of itself, because he is more of a home body. So at 8am we headed to Stinson Beach, near San Francisco. It took about 2 and a half hours with a stop for a family breakfast where we sat and talked about The Great Wall of China. The drive was beautiful, with lots of trees and shrubs all around and then the kids saw the ocean. Their mouthes dropped open and couldn't believe where we were. We parked and got everyone and all of our stuff out; Mason's backpack carrier, a diaper bag, a towel bag, cell phones, lol, and walked to the beach. We all sat down and took off our shoes, well everyone but Mike (yes even Mason had no shoes). The kids ran and jumped in the sand. It was pretty cold there, so we all had pants and sweaters on, but the water was just too tempting. So Mikey, Annika, Joshua, and Mindy all rolled up their pant legs and headed out to chase the waves. We were winning against the waves that is until Annika was trying to outrun one, and "accidentally" fell and rolled around in the wave and sand. Poor thing was so cold, her lips were quivering. Mindy took her to the outdoor shower where she tried to no avail to get all the sand out of her hair, ears, face, and clothes. The girls walked back to the boys who were having fun playing in the sand. We decided that Annika was to cold so we decided to call it a day. But before we left Mindy walked Mason out to the waves where he stuck his little feet into the ocean, which he didn't like, he wasn't to sure about having sand on his feet either. Everyone except for Mike and Annika fell asleep in the car. It was a great day. We are going to try and go back this summer and actually do a bit more swimming and not just wave chasing.
PS. Happy B-day Kelly, Annette, and Sarah I pray that it is the best year so far for all of you and that God blesses you beyond what any of us could ever think or imagine. HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Love you all