Seaside

In July we got to spend time with more of our cousins.  My brother and his family came for a visit.  They drove on Saturday, went to church with us on Sunday, and then we all (both families and Nana and Papa) drove to the coast to spend 3-4 days there.  It was great!  We had such a good time playing with our Utah cousins, splashing in the ocean, swimming in the pool, building sandcastles, eating good food, and playing at the park.  We stayed in a little house that was about 3 blocks from the beach.  It was the cutest little place.  We had to leave Wednesday but everyone else stayed until Friday.  Friday everyone came over to our house for dinner and we played Beatles RockBand and hung out.  It was a great time and I am so glad we got to see them before we move.  Unfortunately I didn't take any pictures of the cousins (don't ask me why....I don't know) or the house where we stayed but I do have a few to share.

This is one of my favorite beaches.  Its called Indian Beach.  You may recognize it from the movies Goonies or Twilight.  We got there when the tide was pretty high and still coming in but I've been there before (like 13 years ago) when the tide was super low and there were sand dollars everywhere.  It's such a picturesque beach.  This is also the beach where I started reading The Hobbit for the first time.

My handsome boys. 

My handsome hubby catching the little waves!  He was dying for any kind of surf and these small waves were all that were there. 

I took a nap and woke up to all my guys building this sandcastle.

The sunset at the beach just 3 blocks from our little vacation rental.  Gorgeous!