We’re back from the beach, but still cleaning out sand from our ears. That stuff creeps into everything and we’ll be finding sand in places 6 months from now. We had a great time away getting some much needed r&r. Here’s a few pictures from our trip to Aptos, California (just south of Santa Cruz) where we visited our lovely Meema – Jordan’s Grandma!
Dinner with Meema
Fun in the water
Getting buried in the sand
Still finding sand in her hair! She had sand in her eye, so she rubbed it with her hand and got more sand in her eye
Enjoying the rides at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk
Best traveling baby EVER!
This is one of our favorite vacation spots we try to visit once a year. On the drive back we were already discussing next year’s trip.
What are some of your favorite destinations (especially any best kept secrets)?
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I think finding sand in your hair and ears after you’ve left the beach is a great blessing! It’s nice to have that extra reminder that you’ve been to the place where life is good and everything sort of falls back together.
That said, the beach is our favorite place to be. We love the following places to lay our towel in the sand:
LaJolla Shores
Cliff Street (Crescent Bay / Laguna)
Black Rock (Maui)
Big Corona
Newport 12th Street
Coronado
Makapuu (Waikiki)
Looks like you had so much fun! I need a vacation!
Awe – love those buried in the sand pictures – absolutely adorable!!
Brian – I wish I could say I’ve been to those beaches, especially the ones in Hawaii! And you’re right about the left over sand, good memories.
I’ve never been to Santa Cruz. It looks like a blast. We’ll have to put it on the itinerary. Thanks for the fun pictures!
I love Santa Cruz! And these are some adorable pictures. I can only imagine how fun your kids would be to take on the beach and to the Boardwalk. I’m so glad you had so much fun!
We love Santa Cruz too. This year was our first trip there and we hope to go back soon!
Never been to Santa Cruz, but I love Florida beaches sand and all.
That sandy face! haha! classic! Your hair is soo long. I love it! and I haven’t seen your cute little baby forever! She is gorgeous! I need to see you guys soon! Seriously! Are you and steph still doing that triathalon?
What a photogenic family! My daughter loved that picture of your son buried in the sand! We love Zion’s National Park.
Hey! We went to the same exact place for our va-ca last month :) Same beach and boardwalk, so funny! Did you try the fried twinkes or oreos on the boardwalk? I STILL have sand in my cell phone :)
Looks like you had so much fun! I don’t know if I’ve left a comment before here, but I had to today. We called our granny Meema too! She’s passed on now but seeing that name in your post today brought back sweet memories, especially since I didn’t know anyone else named Meema. Precious!
Love the pics! I read in a children’s book once (I believe it was “Five Children and It” by E. Nesbit) that the best way to get sand out of a baby’s eye is to use “your own soft tongue”. Yeah, it struck me as weird, too. But I can see how it would be effective!
OH, the joys that the beach bring.. finding sand everywhere you don’t want it to be yet wishing it could be there again when you are away. Our family’s favorite vacations spots are Sanibel Island, Florida at the Casa Ybel Resort and just camping in the mountians of Idaho. Sanibel is the live shelling capital of the world so it is fun for hte kids to find live sand dollars and star fish to take home as souviners.
My kids loved seeing the pictures of their cute cousins. Sorry we missed seeing you. Looks like it was a great vacation and Jordan’s Grandma still looks the same.
What a wonderful vacation. Look at all those happy faces.
Lovely pics :)
Just a tip incase you didnt know – to help remove sand from your body after the beach apply talcum powder – slaides right off!!
I could just sit on the sand and watch the ocean forever – Great way to daydream :)