California 2012 Part 1

The week before Benjamin started Kindergarten we rented a house in Carlsbad, California and enjoyed a vacation with Nana and Grandpa.

We spent most of our time at the beach. And I think next trip there (we hope to get there every summer), we will spend ALL the time at the beach. Everyone was the happiest there and we just had a wonderful time. Sam brought his boogie board and spent a lot of time surfing and after Benjamin watched for a while he was out there joining him.

While 90% of the time Benjamin was in the water, he did take some breaks to make sandcastles. Which Mae then destroyed.

As fast as anyone could build a sandcastle, Mae would be running over to smash it. It was her favorite activity at the beach next to...

eating sand. She would put her face straight in the sand, lift up and grin, then repeat. She didn't mind at all if she was chewing sand along with snacks!