On day five of our Spring Break trip to San Diego, we went to La Jolla shores for the boys to play at the beach. I have soooo many memories of this beach and was overjoyed that my boys knew just what to do on their first trip to the ocean. After a few minutes, they were pros! Digging and building in the sand, hunting for sand crabs, jumping waves, swimming in the water (even though it was a bit chilly and overcast), eating sandy snacks, chasing seagulls. They knew just what to do and loved it.
At one point, Ben came running up to me from the water, all wet (even his hair), with a big grin and shouted, "Mom, that wave just grabbed me and pulled me down into the ocean!" We then proceeded to have a conversation about how powerful the waves can be and how to stay close enough to shore to avoid the waves that are too strong for a 6-year-old. I love that little guy :) And I totally remember the waves "pulling me down into the ocean."
We stayed and cooked hamburgers and hot dogs on the grills in the grass, then roasted marshmallows for s'mores. They also learned the art of guarding food from the very confident seagulls. We lost one hamburger to them and were sure to keep a man on food guard duty at all times after that.
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| Ben doing what kids do at the beach. |
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| Jack going in! |
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| Jack |
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Pete & Maddie building a "sand crab castle".
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| Pete and Maddie digging for sand crabs. |
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| Found their first sand crab! |
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| Jack and Ben vs. the waves. |
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| "Ben, what do you think about the beach?" |
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| "Jack, what do you think about the beach?" |
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| Joy captured! |
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| Pete, Maddie, and friends building a moat. |
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| Handsome boy. |
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| Jack learning to long board. |
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| Jack playing catch with Grandpa Danny. |
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| Roasting marshmallows. |
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| Me and a marshmallow face Ben at the beach. |
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| Seriously irresistible. |
