CALIFORNIA!! Part one

This year we decided to go down to California during the summer. Last year we went in October and the water was too cold. This vacation was all about spending all day at the beach! As much as I love going to Disneyland, this was much more relaxing :)
Morgan's grandma Rice lives in Huntington Beach. About 3 blocks from the pier where all the fun happens. We planned our vacation around the 4th of July. So many fun things go on down there on this holiday. (pictures to follow on another post)

We spent everyday at the beach.
Here are some pictures of the pier

Love this one.

We had some fun run ins with some sea life on our three day beach adventure.

The kids found that if they would dig in these barnacles they would find..................

Little black crabs! They were every where. They were hard to catch though. They would blend in with the barnacle and were really small.

We also got to see this little guy. This sea lion would come and try and sneak fish that people fishing off of the pier would catch.

Besides finding little black crabs, we also found sand crabs. Logan accidentally found out where they were hiding. He dug up some sand, and low and behold here is what he found.

After the shock of finding this guy in his hand, the kids decided to try and find as many as they could.

Avery loved the sand. She called it, " her big sandbox"

We had a lot of fun in the sand. Logan took one for the team and let us bury him.

Down by the pier they have lots of cool art work on building and on walkways. Here was one of my favs. Surf boards made out of granite.

I love this pic because I'm not in it :)

We love to boogie board. Even Avery is learning the art of the boogie.
Morgan would flip Avery onto his back and head on out.

As you can see, Avery loved ridding in on the waves.

Daddy's little surfer girl.

Avery had a love hate relationship with the ocean. She would only let the waves hit her toes. If she got a little to far into the ocean and the waves hit her shins, she lost it.

Logan trying out the waves

Carson playing it safe on the side lines. As he was running through the water he said, "Mom, I'm so happy. I just love this big swimming pool"

Grandma and grandpa Rice came down to the beach with us and brought their camera. Here is a fun picture of our little family.
We had so much fun on this trip. I have to say it was the most relaxing vacation we have had. One we made a lot of fun memories on, and one we wont ever forget.