Our vacation started Saturday morning extremely early. We left our house at 5:30 in the morning and got to Anaheim around 11:00. After a brief rest, we loaded up in our car and headed for the beach. The kids had never been to the ocean before and had a blast.
Keith helped the kids build a pretty cool sandcastle, and Sareny searched all over the beach for shells to embellish it.
It was pretty cold--the air temp was 68, so who knows how cold the water was. But Lexi and I braved the chill and went out until we could barely touch the bottom. Every time a huge wave would come our way, we would scream and squeal and occasionally get tossed around. Since I seem to be the only one who takes pictures with our camera, there is no evidence to post here.
Keith spent a lot of time taking care of Finley, holding her in the shade and walking along the beach with her.
Isaac loved running out in the waves and then feeling the water pull the sand out from under his feet. 
I bought Sareny and Finley matching swimming suits on clearance last summer. They looked so cute!
My dad usually gets in the water, so I was a little surprised that he didn't brave the cold temperatures. He and Grammy Jo took the kids on a walk out along the pier and when we found a crab, Bampa let it crawl all over his hand and arm. I kept thinking it would pinch him, but it didn't.
Finley just enjoyed hanging out with everybody and was a very good girl all weekend.
Finley just enjoyed hanging out with everybody and was a very good girl all weekend.
I hadn't been to a beach in years and thought it was really fun! I don't know why we haven't gone more frequently. (Probably because Keith hates the beach and burns really easily.) But for me, this was one of the more relaxing and fun parts of the whole trip, so I hope we go back soon!
