The Beach

I love the beach! Why oh why when I live so close to the beach do I rarely go? (Ok...Mealnie and I have a pact...we will go a ton this summer!) When my dear friend Melanie's parents were visiting recently, they rented a condo in Solano beach. And because Melanie is such a wonderful friend, she invited us to go down with her to spend a day at the beach. It was the best beach day ever! The beach was so beautiful! We parked ourselves in this little cove and it felt like we were on our own private beach! Makena and Connor had so much fun running and screaming through the waves. Abby was tired at first and it was so funny because she laid herself down on our mat to have a little rest. Then she played in the sand and water too. Melanie's dad met us down at the beach and we went for a little walk to some tide pools. We saw some cool sea urchins and Makena and Connor played in the waves with Melanie's dad. Abby jumped around in the waves too. It was so nice because when we were done, we were able to go back to the condo, clean up, watch a gorgeous sunset, and eat before driving home. It was a perfect day!

Oh yeah...I forgot to mention all the dolphins we saw swimming a little way out. And speaking of sea life...Solano beach is also the beach where the man was recently killed by a (cue the music) great white shark! Yes, he was killed shortly after we were there. (If you remember when this happened you will realize how terribly behind I am in posting!) So, kind of scary. But really the kids were only on the shore, safe I'm sure. However, I know this event will be running through my mind everytime we go to the beach...which as I mentioned is not often enough!

Photos of Beach wildlife:

This is a pod of dolphins.

This is the dog that Abby met and fell in love with at the beach. She loves dogs!

Two beachlovers in their natural habitat!