Beach Time?

The weekend before 4th of July I went on a grand vacation with some of my favorite people! The Stewarts (minus Doug, except for one day), the Melos (x2 Dawn and Travis joined us for a couple of nights), even the Nores' made an appearance and the Beiers headed over to Pajaro Dunes for an extra long weekend. We rented a house right on the beach so that we could enjoy the view all day long.

Sunday, Doug made clams...mmmm they were yummy! All the boys were int he kitchen and pitched in. (This was the only time the boys made it to the kitchen).

Unfortunenatly it was foggy and cold the whole time we were there. The freezing weather did not stop the kids from wanting to play in the sand and hang out on the beach. So, Nadien, Dawn and I bundled up in our sweats and jackets and headed to the beach for some play time. I think play time lasted about an hour before we all had frostbite and were ready to head inside.

It seemed everyday the birds would come in large groups for a feeding frenzy. They would dive bomb into the water and then circle around to do it again. It was quite a site to see.


Nadien and Debbie had enough of the fog, so they headed over to Capitola where the sun was out and the kids could play. I stayed at the house and slept & read all afternoon. It was the perfect vacation day!

Monday we headed to the Boardwalk for $.75 rides and hot dogs. Nadien and I tried a fried twinkie, I thought for sure this would be totally gross, I was VERY wrong! Friend twinkies are like warm delicious donuts right out of the fryer. Luckily we shared one, because I cannot imagine they are very good for you. It was a fun night!

So maybe it was the ideal time to go to the beach in Watsonville, but we did get to hang out and play and spend time together, and that is always a good time!

(Keith and I forgot our camera (or Keith could not find it)...so when my peeps send me more pictures I will post all the fun! Thanks Deb for the ones above!)