A day at the Beach

My sister and I found THE BEST BEACH IN THE WORLD near Point Reyes. It is called "Heart's Desire". The perfect kids beach. Here is my cousin Maren and my nephew Hunter.

Brevin building a sandcastle village and Michaela walking on by.

Brevin and my nephew Chase working on the sandcastle village.

Lindie soaked through and through from wading way out into the sea, coming back and making sand angels, then going back out again to wade way out.

Michaela enjoying the world's largest sand box.

I love days like today where you just wake up and decide to go to the beach, pack all the kids and go. I have my sister, Celeste's, two youngest kids, Maren and Chase, while she is at Girl's Camp. My sister Ally is out on a visit from Idaho with her two kids Hunter and Brooke. My kids are in cousin heaven. We're having so much fun, we've decided to go back with them to Idaho! I love summer.

Marvelous Fourth

We enjoyed ourselves this 4th of July. It all began where we started our lives in Vacaville a year ago--at our ward breakfast picnic in the park. Only this year we knew people! My favorite part was hearing that one of the boys in my Primary 8 class was down by the creek collecting frogs and selling them for 75 cents each!! I also enjoyed seeing our amazing youth play with the primary kids like one big happy family. That is how I feel about our ward--family.

We enjoyed a picnic dinner in our backyard. We even watched the fireworks by climbing on top of our backyard shed (very good experience for Brevin and Lindie--Michaela led the way "It's ok guys. You can do it!"). We live pretty close to downtown where the fireworks were taking place and loved being able to sit and ooo and ahhh right in our own backyard.

Brevin has been eagerly anticipating his Scout Twilight Camp this week. He made it the first two days and loved every minute of it. Sadly, Michaela shared her fever with him and he's has been down and out the rest of the week. It's weird to be inside with the kids when the weather has been in the 80's. Lindie and I have been doing each others hair, playing games, and making recipes together. Brevin and Michaela have been lying listless on the floor watching PBS non-stop. Hopefully, all kids will feel better by Saturday so we can attend our cousin Maren's baptism. We also get to have our cousins Maren and Chase stay with us all of next week while my sister goes to Girl's Camp. My sister Ally is here with her two kids and they get to play with us from Saturday until Tuesday!! Let the cousin memories begin!!!