we now return to our regular programming - vacation blogs

about a week before the wedding, we headed to huntington beach. we left redlands around lunch time and stayed at the beach until almost 9 - some stayed later! it was a lot of fun, with elisabeth and her family there by then, all of the other family and lots of friends.
(these pictures are a little out of order!)
he's probably trying to talk his way out of not leaving...

when we said, show us your s'more, we didn't mean the one in her mouth!!

oohh.... pink marshmallows! look at those sandy fingers! :)

part of the fun... roasting the marshmallow

norah starting to feel pretty tired!

me and april, probably chatting about something or other having to do with wedding stuff...

another cuddle moment!!

sand angel :)

i call her, monkey - cause monkey see, monkey do!

elisabeth and ava

he's got the best smile

our friend malaney burying norah -

oh yeah! hug it out!!

he loved it!

jonah buried jay -- not sure why he did it on his stomach, but he did!

ok, this kid had no fun at the beach

jonah

brynne and dora

i think it's a sand castle, but i could be wrong! there could be a kid under there!

elisabeth and brynne enjoying the day

papa mel coaxing grace to splash in the water

adam was scoping out the beach, trying to find a place for us to spend the afternoon

the girl hardly looks at the camera anymore!
she was enjoying herself, who can blame her!?

grace and papa mel burying seth in the sand

the beach always makes me hungry! what can i say??

running from one place to the other...

ok, california water is c-c-c-cold!!

but kids adapt easily...

adults, not so much!

july 22, 2008: ok - i was meme'd