Day at the Beach

The day before we left California, we decided to go to the beach. For some strange reason, the weather was unusually HOT, I mean it had been above 90 degrees for three days in a row. I left Utah the week after straight 35 degree weather. I packed no shorts or Capri's for myself. I packed long-sleeved T-shirts and pants for the boys, I packed VERY warm "Utah Jammies" for them as well. I brought sweaters and sweatshirts. I did bring some shorts for the boys, thank goodness. Anyway, I was ill-prepared for 98 degrees. Anyhow, I called my cousin's wife Tessa and asked if she wanted to hang out. She has a boy named Brady who just three months older than Ryan. They had not really gotten a chance to play together so I was thinking we should do something before we left. She suggested going to the beach. As I said, I wasn't prepared for the hot weather, let alone the beach. But, one quick trip to the Wal Mart and I was all set. We had a great day at LaJolla shores. It was 77 degrees, nice, sunny and beautiful. The water was quite cool but the boys didn't really get in too far anyway. They dug in the sand, threw the sand at the water, waded out into the ocean and played around for a few hours. We brought lunches and headed home when we were all done. Best part about the beach, it's free!
Thanks Tessa for taking us down to the beach, we had a great time! My favorite shot of the day.
Brady and Ryan digging in the sand.


Evan playing with his favorite toy, and word- BALL.

Ryan playing in the sand. He loved those new sunglasses I bought him. He'd been wanting a pair for quite some time and I finally found some that were decent. He's pretty much worn them or carried them around in his pocket since.
Brady & Ryan throwing sand.
B-man and Ry at LaJolla shores.

Ryan playing at the beach. If I could photoshop, I'd take that guy out of the photo, but I don't know how. Does anyone want to offer lessons?
Brady at the beach.
Me & Evan at the beach.
Evan trying to get at my camera. Notice the sandy face and hands.
Lets get a close-up of that sandy face.

Comments

Alicia said…
So fun! Now you've made me miss it there! That's the beach we always went to when we lived in San Diego. Good times. I glanced through the pictures without reading too much of the top and thought, "Wait, That's La Jolla!" then scrolled back up to make sure I was right. Oh the memories. I'm glad you went and I got to see the pictures! :)
8:38 AM, April 27, 2009
Christie said…
I so love the beach! Too bad we rarely get to go, living in Utah, lol
It was crazy hot weather while we were there, Im glad I was optimistic and packed for summer weather! I figured it HAD to be warmer there than here.
10:40 AM, April 27, 2009
joyous said…
Wohoo!! I'm so glad you got to enjoy some beautiful CA weather before you went home. Spring break was awesome for us!

I always had the same problem when I lived in Utah and came home to CA to visit. Even in December, I would pack my "cooler" winter clothes and be roasting at home. LOL
3:13 PM, April 27, 2009
Lex-a-roo said…
Looks like fun! Which beach did you guys go to?
10:27 PM, April 27, 2009
Steph said…
Looks like so much fun to be at the beach:) I love all the pics, especially of Evan's sandy face! That is just too cute!!!
8:41 PM, April 30, 2009
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Spode Dish Factory

Image
I went with a few friends on a mommy-field trip to the Spode Dish factory in Malaysia.  We had the best time and it was an experience I won't soon forget.  We met at Becky's in the morning and got our three car caravan ready to go.  We said a prayer, did a cheer and were off at about 9 am.  We crossed the border without any issues (except for toll top-up cards) and hit the road.  In about an hour we arrived at this little side-of-the-road pottery market.  It was typical of a third-world place. True Outlet shopping.  There was a nice aluminum roof and some big fans to keep us cool.  The plates were very dusty from being outside so long but there were so many lovely treasures.  We all had a good time just wandering around searching for new dishes. I was looking for a set of every-day dishes and anything else was a bonus in my mind.  Spode is a European brand that outsources production to Malaysia.  Their retail cost is pretty high but we got some amazing deals.  After we had
Read more

Baby Evan Makes his Arrival

Image
The nurses from Alta View called me yesterday to let me know that my c-section was scheduled for 7:30am, and that we needed to be at the hospital by 6:00am. So much for sleeping in! Grandma and Grandpa took Ryan last night so that we wouldn't have to drop him off before the crack of dawn. We arrived at the hospital this morning at 6:00 as directed and got all admitted. At about 7:00 they let us know that we were being bumped because of an emergency c-section that they needed to do ahead of us. At around 8:00 they took us back to the operating room. The anesthesiologist came in and did his thing. Colin was great to help me through the whole surgery process. Our baby boy was born at 8:26 am. He weighed 8 pounds 10 ounces and was 21 inches long. He has dark hair but not tons of it and it's probably curly, I would guess. His name is Evan Miles Dean. We are both doing well and there will be more pictures to come! me- last day of pregnancy Jen waiting to go into surgery Colin wa
Read more
Image
This is Ryan and I painting letters for baby Evan. So, I guess we've made up our mind on the first name. I have a funny story to tell about Ryan. Yesterday he was playing with his little match-box cars on the table. He decided it would be fun to drive them through some "powder". So, he dumped out as much pepper as he could get out of the shaker and began driving the little truck through it. Later on he put the truck in his mouth. He quickly found out that it didn't taste so good. He kept rubbing his tongue on the couch, his blanket, and his shirt, trying to get the taste to go away. It was just too funny. I gave him some juice and that didn't work either so we eventually washed his hands and brushed his teeth to help him get rid of the pepper taste. Well, I survived my long week at work. Parent-Teacher conferences went well and I only didn't see two parents. I didn't get yelled at and my sugars stayed normal throughout the conferencing. I am so relieved
Read more