beach day.

Huntington Beach.

Saturday we all slept in since Disneyland made us so "tired!" It was really nice to just relax and hang out around the house. Doug's mom made waffles and berries for breakfast, and then the boys were off to explore the bamboo forest and walk the dog. Matix hurt his finger in a plant and couldn't wait to tell me all about it and have his mommy kiss it all better. Then the little boys cleaned the pool and pretended to be "scorpion boy" and "bee boy" while Debbie chased them with the hose. It was so funny to watch!

Later in the afternoon we packed up and headed to the beach for surfing, of course. The Stewarts never miss a Saturday surf. The besties, Zach and Steph joined us and I was so happy to see them! Zach even tried his hand at surfing. He realized it was a lot of work! Matix was soooo brave. Normally he is scared of the waves and mostly enjoys playing in the sand, but this time he was all about the water. Freezing cold and all. He was having a blast jumping and running to and from the waves. "Grandma Debbie" was such a fun playmate. But the sand was still fun too. After beach time my parents and all the Stewarts and Zach and Steph and us, all went to Cafe Rio. It was so much fun. And I would say that the whole "informal" family meeting went really well, even thought our dad's couldn't be more opposite! The conversations never ended :)

We can't wait for our next trip to sunny sunny California. 

Matix was sooooo sad to leave!