Morro Bay

Grant first touching the water. He jumped right in and loved every minute.

Hayden was not happy to touch the water or the wet sand.

Baby Emily's first visit to the beach.

Malibu Melanie and Beach Baby Hayden. Hayden hated even walking on the sand and was happier to sit on the blankets. He climbed onto Melanie's back every time he got a chance.

Blake is all-boy.

The kids loved the McKnight's boat.

Hayden is just glad to be away from the beach.

Look at those sea-dogs!
Cool picture of Morro Rock.If you look closely, you can see the surfing dog. His owner would paddle him out to sea and then the dog would ride the waves in. Cool!

Captain Erica and First mate Emily.

After our trip out to LA, it was the kids turn to vacation at the beach. The McKnights, Erica's in-laws, were gracious enough to let us stay the night on their boat. The kids loved it. Grant immediately ran right into the water. Blake was a bit hesitant, but eventually went in just as far as Grant did. Hayden hated it. I had to drag him out and he cried as I made him put his feet in the water. That evening we slept on the boat to the sound of sealions barking out in the distance. Erica said that they have been known to climb right onto the boats at night. Luckily, that didn't happen to us. The kids were excited to see starfish and crabs along the pier, which they named Patrick and Mr. Crabs (Thank you, Spongebob).

The next day,"Captain Erica", as the kids called her, picked us up and we ate breakfast at Dodie's house(Peter's grandmother). We went to the beach again and the kids had a blast collecting seashells and playing in the ocean again. We saw a bunch of surfers, and the funniest part of the trip was when one of the surfers somehow got his dog up on a board and was helping him surf. Too bad none of those pictures turned out.