A Little Coastal Calm Before The Storm

Cayucos...this girl loves to walk in the sand.  

It was necessary.  And fun.  And the air was cool.  And while Max was in a "temper tantrum every time I don't get what I want" mood for much of the day, Camdyn was having a blast.  Except for the noisy sheep who bleated at the poor girl to scare her enough to climb my legs like a tree and bury her face.

I'd be scared, too, if this creature yelled at me...

She didn't think it was funny...but the rest of us?  So SO funny.

We stopped at one of our favorite places ever...the Avila Valley Barn (or, "Allia" Valley Barn, as she calls it).  Lunch was easily gobbled down by this girl, and picked at by a certain little man.  It was a day of role reversals for these two, apparently.

Climbing the hay bales...a always favorite!

Finally some time in the sand and Max was a happy kid.

He found the seaweed fascinating.

Those two love the beach.  And ice cream.  But ice cream AT the beach???  A dream come true!  A walk on the pier, dinner in the ocean air at one of our favorite restaurants (followed by more ice cream), and then another walk on the trail, and these two were tuckered out.  But I think the kids could've kept right on going.

Except for Max...who thought it was hilarious to walk like an old, crippled man, all hunched over.

Their favorite time...exploring.

Once the silliness was out, there was silence in the car with our little loves sleeping away peacefully...the sign of a really great day.

Walking trail on Moonstone Drive

Back to reality today.  It's 100+ degrees outside, laundry, packing, cleaning...and tying up loose strings.  Ever since the date moved up by two days, I'm two days behind on everything.

Now, it's crunch time.