Beach hunting

One of the best things about living in So. Cal. is that there are so many different activities to pursue and places to explore - we just never seem to have spare time to check out new places. Finally on Saturday we had a baseball, soccer, church, and school -free day. We got up early, spent a few hours working as a family in the back yard, and then rewarded ourselves with a trip to the coast.

One of the main reasons for going was to check out the fire pits for Erin's birthday party next weekend. So our first stop was the Oceanside pier. I can't believe we've lived here all these years and had never even walked down the pier. We had a relaxing stroll around the beach and picked the spot we want to use for the party.

Parker, Erin and Bryant on the pier

Since Bryant couldn't get his cast wet, we decided to go and find some tide pools. We weren't exactly sure where to look, so we just headed down PCH and stopped at different beaches along the way. We struck out a few too many times, so we headed to La Jolla where we knew for sure we would find tide pools. The kids had such a great time there that we are planning to go spend a whole day there in the near future.