Cousins in the Sand

We were fortunate to spend some time at my Grandmother's beach cottage, right on the sand in Capitola. The kids loved opening up the door every morning to reveal the wide, open beach, chasing sea gulls, and listening to the waves as we went to sleep each night.

Of course, we also indulged in large, cheesy slices of Pizza My Heart on the beach wall for dinner, keeping watch over any interested birds, and Polar Bear ice cream each afternoon. (I'm getting really good at passing along all my favorite habits to my kids.)

Tate, Caleb and Aunt Rach joined us for two days of cousin time in the sand. Lucie and Ryan had discovered this enormous hole on the beach. The kids spent lots of time there, running and jumping in,



playing "bad guys" and turning Lucie into a sand mermaid.


Caleb crawled around in the sand too, teasing us by trying to chew on every stray piece of seaweed he could find. With tons of smiles and an ever-cheerful attitude, we sure love that little cutie.

I'm happy Caleb knows he can always come to his Aunt Meg for a supply of Cheerios. And, with just ten days until his first birthday, he'll soon be able to join us for ice cream too...