A day at the beach

We wanted to go back to the beach to get some cute photos of the kids. Once again Caroline fell asleep in the van after refusing to nap earlier in the hotel room. So, Katherine and I explored for awhile with just the 2 of us.

She loved climbing on the rocks and watching the kids surfing.


The beach was actually really crowded because of a junior lifeguard camp going on so we loaded up to find a different beach. Caroline finally woke up.







Here is the winning shot taken by a 12 year old boy. I love the lighthouse in the background.

17 mile drive

After our trip to the Monterrey Aquarium we drove down 17 mile drive along Pebble Beach. We saw beautiful sand and rock beaches, mansions and golf courses.

We got out to play in the waves. Katherine thought it was fun to get close and then run away from the waves.



We also wrote her name in the sand.
Of course once again Caroline fell asleep in the car and missed all the fun.

Katherine loved the adventure of climbing on the rocks.
It is hard to tell but that rock is covered with seals.

Picking wild berries

While at family camp we tried to balance family time with time hearing the speakers and having the kids at camp. One morning we skipped a session and went on a walk and found some wild blackberries. We enjoyed picking and eating them.

Roaring Camp Railway

One afternoon we went on the Roaring Camp Railway up into the redwood forest. It was beautiful.

I love the sunlight coming through the trees.
The train was powered by an old steam engine.

Caroline slept most of the trip.
We got to the top of a mountain and had some time to walk around and look at the train.






Every once in awhile the engine would "let off steam".

It was a fun trip and everyone enjoyed it.

Santa Cruz Beach

After celebrating Ally's first birthday at their house, our family went to a family camp just outside of Santa Cruz. Each day the kids went to day camp while the adults heard fabulous speakers from Dallas Theological Seminary. In the afternoon we had free time so after it was apparent that no one would take a nap we decided to go to the beach. It was well over 100 degrees back home but as you can see it was quite cool on the beach. We all wore jackets or wrapped up in towels.

Katherine loved the beach. It was her first time to see the ocean. She did not get in the water much but loved playing in the sand.





Caroline of course finally fell asleep on the way to the beach so she was not very excited to be there.

Someone raked a maze int he sand that we walked through.