Time with the Cousins

The moving company finished packing up our house the Friday after Thanksgiving.  After that was done, there wasn't much left to do put to hang out with family as much as possible.  On Saturday, we went to Balboa Island with Julie's family.  We hung out while the kids played in the sand.  Afterwards, we went out for dinner and dessert.  

Our favorite dessert together, mocchilato.  Julie ordered the works -- extra gelato and mochi.  Yum!

Oh how the kids will miss each other dearly!  There's no one like family. 

We went to church with the Lee family the next day. We then went back up for dinner later that day where we said our good-byes...

Family Day at the Beach

Recently, Karis asked Derek why we don't go to the beach more often.  He didn't have an answer for her.  We really don't have an excuse -- the beach is close by, it's summer time, and the girls love to play in the water and sand.  We're going to try to go to the beach more often because before we know it summer will be over.

Our little sun bunny. 

Going down to the water, hand-in-hand.

This was Kyle's first trip to the beach.  He slept in my arms most of the time. 

Building a sand castle.

Family Day at the Beach

I love that Derek gets a weekday off.  It's nice to go places with the kids without crowds.  Today was no exception.  We spent the beautiful warm day (about 80 degrees!) at Strand Beach.  

Karis loved playing in the water. Makena wasn't as thrilled with it, probably because it was pretty cold.  She was content eating snacks and playing in the sand. 

Makena's First Day at the Beach

I know sad... we live about 30 minutes from the beach and it was the first time we took Makena to the beach.  The last time Karis went was when she was around 6 months old.

I'll be going back to working two days a week for a couple months and then I'll go back to one day a week.  I'll be working on Fridays so we'll no longer have our "family day" and Derek will go back to watching the girls while I am at work.  So we spent our last family day at the beach.

I knew Karis would love the beach, but I wasn't so sure about Makena.  She hasn't been a big fan of the swimming pool up to this point.  But, Makena loved being at the beach and in the water.  She also loved all the snacks I brought.  =)

We had a great time and we'll definitely try to make another trip sometime soon.

Until next time!