beach week

This is our last week of summer before Calvin is off school. We went to the beach Mon, Wed and Th.  It is beautiful beach weather and it has been fun to go with friends.

Monday we met the Hussemans, Hulterstroms and Clifford's at Moonlight beach. As luck would have it, all the kids Clare's age were boys!  She loves her  boogie boarding buddies and thinks it's funny so many of them are boys!

Wed Lex and Jo went to a movie with the Hussemans so just Clare was at home with me (calvin was at school). I offered to take her school shopping for clothes and she said all she wanted to do was go to the beach. We called and texted lots of friends but we couldn't find anyone who was available to go! The carpenters hadn't returned the text so I called. Courtney is not a huge beach lover but when I said we were just going for two hours Ginger decided to come along with all three of her girls. The girls had a great time together and it was so fun to catch up with Ginger. She is a sweet friend and great woman! After the beach, Clare ended up spending the entire day at the carpenters, which was a treat for her!

Today (Thursday) we met Tracy Larsen up at clare's favorite beach Califia in San Clemente. It has GREAT boogie boarding waves. Clare and David spent 3 hours in the water together. I went out with them for a while too. It is one of the few beaches that I can't resist. The waves are so fun! Lex also had a ton of fun boogie boarding with Clare and David, playing in the sand and teaching Ruth to boogie board. It was a great day!  Lex and Clare would be happy to stay at the beach all day every day!

Jo jo loves the water too but gets cold faster than the other girls. She plays in the waves, stands on the boogie board and then spends more of her time in the sand.

This evening (th night) dave took Clare and Lexey along with Calvin to LaJolla shores for the scout activity tonight. Clare and Lex aren't scouts but they love to tag along! The beach is perfect right now. The water is warm, the sky is clear and it is perfectly beautiful! Such great summer days!



In other news, Dave has a beard.