The Beach And Back Again.

After a nice, long, cool week at the beach we are back, and surprisingly not suffocating from the heat. Don't get me wrong, it's hot, but the insane heat wave seems to have passed through in our absence. yay!
I think I've mentioned before that Andi has been talking about "going to beach" for months now, and she loved loved loved it. The first night we were there she was immediately in the water. Granted, the rest of us were just taking a walk on the beach, but she and little walter could not keep away from the water. Luckily this year it was nice a sunny for most of the week and everyone was able to go out to the water on a daily basis. The last 2 days we had the cold cloudy stuff, but let's be honest, I loved that part. Here are some pics of us, well, mostly Andi, in the water, at the tide pools, the zoo, the aquarium, and the park. It really was a relaxing fun week.

Andi and Thad at the tide pools

This is Andi touching a "nemo house" . . . Anemone.

This was her reaction to the noisy seals. She was a little surprised that they don't really make the cute noises we told her they make.


Posing with the Meerkats

This is the cheesy fun photo op at the Atascadero Zoo.

This is just a random funny picture at our house. Thad thinks it's important for a 2 year old to be adept at shooting pellet guns.


So now it's back to life as usual, and I'm totally bored! I've had a couple big things, one after another lately, but now that the trip is over and Thad is back to work, I woke up this morning not knowing what to do with myself.
The yard is coming along nicely. Thad mowed it for the first time the day we got back from the beach. . . he couldn't help himself. The new grass is blending well and looks great. Thad started putting bark in the flower bed areas, finished the lights in the front yard flower beds and we even planted a couple of plants around the Jacuzzi. We love it!