Our last, full day :(

The morning started with these silly kiddos playing with their new pirate toys they won at the arcade game at the Boardwalk the night before.

Do they scare you???

No??? 

A smile with a hook in hand.  So scary, right?  HA!

Then, we went for a walk to the pier to look for more sharks.

Mimi, being the most favoritest Mimi in the world got Austin Doritos chips at 9am for breakfast.

Oh, the life on vacation.

This was the moment we found out Chelsey (my cousin and Blair's roomie) was coming to the beach!!  

She came with Big Papa and we had not seen her for the whole summer since she went to Boston for the summer.

Aubrey Rose of course requested playing in the beach again.

She is quite the fan.  

Our girl who sits on the side of the sandbox at home 

sure loves to get all sandy and dirty at the beach.

This was definitely a favorite memory from this week.  

What started with Uncle Brad covering his feet, led to great entertainment.

You were a trooper Uncle B-Rad!

Aubrey Rose got a little more sandy too.

She loved it!

Then our favorite CC ARRIVED!!!!  

We were sooooooo excited she came to the beach house to join in the fun!

Uncle Brad showing off his skills.

Then, we showered, got cleaned up and had a yummy dinner at home.

I am soooooo happy she is home!! 

I am not the only one who is thankful she is home.  :)

Austin and Aubrey Rose came out with Mimi and BB's sunglasses on.

Then, they traded.  

These two keep us laughing.

Yummy steak dinner on the patio.

Austin took this pic of his favorite sissy...

Why do they think this is fun?

They have started wrestling and playing together so silly, so often these days.

They giggle so much together.

We got to come home with some new stuffed animals from the Boardwalk.  

There were actually three more that are not pictured.

Blake and I love filling the house with more things.  HA!

Okay...the kids LOVE filling it with more things.

 We loved our last evening in our home away from home.

We ended the evening with a little bonfire.
These two waited patiently for Daddy to get the fire started...

We roasted marshmallows, ate yummy smores and 

tried (and quickly squashed) a game of Truth or Dare.  HA!! 

It was decided Truth or Dare is probably better without family present or when Mom is not listening.  :)  

The next morning we cleaned up the beach house, packed up and on the road we went.

We got home and I kid you not our clean, spotless house looked like this within maybe 3 minutes.  Welcome home!!

It did feel good to be home though.

Thank you Mimi and Big Papa for the BEST summer memories.

It was an incredible week.

Incredibly relaxing.

Refreshing.

It was the perfect way to end our summer before our girl started Kindergarten.

We can not thank you enough.

These sweet memories will last a lifetime.

 We love you sooooooo much!!

Our last weekend at the beach

The guys had work back at home, so us ladies and Austin got to enjoy the day together at the coast. 

We chose to go to the aquarium.

We had such a great time.

 Then, back home and out to the beach we went!

Then, we felt a little more complete when Blake and Uncle Bradley arrived for the weekend!

Daddy was back to work finding crabs.  :)

I love our little family of four.  :)

 Then, we went back out to the Boardwalk so Bradley could have some fun as well.

One more day to soak up before heading back to reality!

Day #6

Our day started out relaxing at home with the ladies and the kiddos.

Blake and Bill went to work at our plant in Watsonville.

After they returned, we all walked back to the pier, 

so we could show the others the craziness of the sharks.

Right when we walked onto the pier we saw two guys trying to pull up their sharks they caught.

Within about 15 minutes later we saw a handful more of sharks being caught.

So many sharks!!  It was crazy!

I am telling you...SHARKNADO people!

Then, we went to Capitola for a meal.

Then, we drove down memory lane for Bill and the family.

We went to a place that his family grew up visiting often.

The place was so cute!

Then, Daddy and...

Big Papa had to leave to go home and back to work.
We were thankful to get a few hours together!!

Us ladies stayed and danced on the patio,

then a little more play time on the beach...

all while watching the sun go down.

God sure is good.

Not just at the beach.

He is good today, tomorrow and always.