Summer in Winter

Well we had some absolutely gorgeous summer weather here just days before winter ends and spring begins. It's pretty clear the groundhog seeing his shadow or not seeing his shadow does not have any bearing on Southern California weather. It was 90 degrees here yesterday and in the high 80's on Saturday. So like any sane person, we headed to the beach on Saturday, and went to the pool on Sunday. Next weekend the weather is supposed to be more mild and in the mid-60's and 70's, I believe, which will be nice for our big hike in the desert. What blessings!


Looking for sea life in the tide pools





Ava went in the water this time and LOVED it. We could not keep her out once she went in. Kayla, as usual, spent all her time either in the water with her dad or exploring (tide pools). She found some small crabs and fish, a few anemones, and tons of shells. Elise likes neither of those activities much and prefers to just sit and play in the sand happily.

Chris took the girls to the complex pool yesterday in their new "puddle jumpers" (basically some heavy duty water wings). By the end of the excursion, Kayla was "swimming" around on her own and Elise had dipped her toes in. I stayed back with Ava and cleaned the floors, then headed over to let Ava have a brief swim. Just like the ocean, she loved it. She grinned and giggled and kicked her little feet nonstop.