the beach: northern california style

On Memorial Day we decided to take Grant for his first trip to the Pacific Coast beach at Half Moon Bay. Now, it's nothing like what you typically think of as a California beach. It was chilly, a bit windy and foggy, and there was definitely no swimming to be had. But the day was still a big hit filled with excellent tide-pooling, sand in your toes, kites flying high, a picnic lunch, and friends to enjoy it all with.


Carrying out gear, and our baby, to the shore. We had to walk down a bit to reach the ocean. This is the view from where we parked up high on the cliffs.



If you've been around Grant lately you'll know exactly what he is happily pointing to up in the sky. That's right- BIRDS!!! He is absolutely fascinated:)



A beautiful starfish found in the tide-pools.



We took a quick break from hunting for crabs for this family photo.



Grant chillin in the sand, enjoying the day.



Someone is hungry!!! He knew exactly where the good stuff was kept:)

double date

Or perhaps I should say triple date. While George's sister Cristina was visiting a few weeks ago, I took advantage of her extra set of hands and scheduled both Grant and I haircuts with our good friend Alana. I was fully anticipating a wiggly little boy, as I experience everyday:) However, I was pleasantly surprised. Grant was nothing but intrigued with the enormous mirror that stood before us, the cape that draped over me, and the people milling about the shop.



Grant mesmerized by his surroundings


The first snips




Relaxing in a nearby park post hair cuts. We thought it necessary to reward him, and ourselves with some soft serve from the local drive thru dairy:)

Thank you Cristina for capturing the moment with photos and for hitting the town with Grant while I got my own hair cut!!