At the beach

First - exactly.

Second - what a great way to start the new year. We all slept in after a fun party at our place New Years Eve. It's our tradition to have a party at our place - kids included. These days, the kids outnumber the adults but they haven't figured that out yet. :) Anyway, New Years Day was the last day before going back to work after 10 days off, so we wanted to get out and do "something". Around 1:30, we were still lounging around when the ultimatum came down - either we are taking the Christmas stuff down or we are going to the beach! 30 minutes later, we were on the road...

It was an absolutely beautiful day in Santa Cruz. We walked around looking at starfish, sea cucumbers, sea anenomes and all that fun stuff. Each of the kids enjoyed the day in their own way. Cassidy is our explorer - she was off on her own, shoes off and pants rolled up. Grant was determined to chase down a seagull. Owen let everybody around know that he was a big boy jumping over the puddles in the rocks!











One of these days, we're going to catch these 3 in the perfect picture. Until then, we'll keep trying...














Here are a few of those starfish...















And to cap off the day, a wonderful sunset.

May all of "our kids" experience a grand 2007, with all of the education, therapies, and "help" they can handle.