Grit, Grit, Grit

Jay thought it would be a good idea to take the family to the beach in Oxnard. The kids had never been to the beach here, and the weather was beautiful. So, we loaded up the car and took off. The kids were so excited, and although the water was pretty chilly, they ended up wet all over.


What a great picture of Jay and the kids. Mason is so fair he looks like the cream between 2 vanilla cookies.


Most of the time, Jay would throw the football into the waves and the kids would wait for it to return and then retrieve it for him to throw again. They found this much more interesting than digging in the sand or building sandcastles.


Here's Mason trying to run from a wave.


And Madeline ran and ran and ran up and down the beach. She just loved trying to beat the waves to the shoreline.
Where's Mom? Well someone has to lay on the blanket and take the pictures!

Mason's Big-Boy Bed

After nearly 3 months of waiting, Mason's bed finally arrived. It's beautiful and well made. We bought him a full-sized bed with a trundle because we anticipate that he will be very tall and need the space to stretch out. The bed will also be great for visitors (come on over!) and sleepovers for the kids.


This was one of the two guys who installed the bed. Here he is laying out the slat roll. They installed it in about 30 min; they knew exactly what they were doing.


The kids loved laying down all over the bed to see how comfy it was. They look so small on the bed now; I know that will change.


I wondered if Madeline was happier than Mason about the bed; she kept hugging him and kissing him.


Here's the happy boy; what a smiler.