So after we had try outs for little league we decided to take a roadtrip back home to the OC...and our old stompin' ground, Seal Beach! We used to live just 10 minutes from the sand...daily trips after dinner weren't uncommon for us, and Taco Surf was and still is a favorite! We always have to visit slick at the head of the pier...and if the kids get to put their toes in the sand, they are putty in our hands!!
These signs bring a smile to our faces...
Brody had Baldy and Sammi had Skippy...they all posed with our favorite seal, Slick!
We found what appeared to be a bunch of small sand sharks spawning off the pier and eating a TON of anchovies that were swimming in a HUGE school. We also spotted three VERY large jelly fish that were swimming very close to shore, and yes...there were people in the 57 degree water....uh, oh!!
The kids were loving this...as was Daddy (me too!)
Time for a quick pose with their favorite forty year old, aka Daddy!
I will never tire of these pics, Daddy and Sammi hand in hand on the pier! Sammi kept stopping to look through the slats at the ocean...it was pretty amusing!
Mommy's turn to pose with the munchkins!
Just one big happy family!! The beach is amazingly calm to us...we just can't help but smile when we are by the ocean!
Brody saw this pelican coming in for a landing...we all watched it splash into the Pacific and get a big fishy snack! This picture was just as it was taking off...it flew over us, and over to the south side of the pier to look for more fish! Nature is amazing!!
Gotta catch these moments when you can!! Me and Daddy are the shadows behind them...see me holding the camera?! Hee hee
And Brody is home...he loves the beach. He could stay all day and play in the water and search for sea shells! He was sooooo excited!
I took Baldy and Skippy out of the bag to get their pic on the beach while the kids were playin'!
Sammi with the sand between her toes!
They were watching the foam from the ocean getting closer....
Lots of giggles and lots of fun!
We picked the best day to head to the beach...
The feeling when the tide goes back out and your feet sink...you know it, the kids just giggle and hang on when this happens!!
This is what life is all about!
Fun in the sun...
and then we stopped in the old 'hood to see some GREAT friends, the Martin's!! This is Mackenzie (almost 11), Sammi, Hailey (almost 8), Cole (4 1/2) and Brody! We miss then sooo much...but so blessed that we have kept in touch since moving 4 years ago!!
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