Surfs up. Well not really…

Saturday we headed the advice of the travel books and took a day off from the park and took the opportunity to catch up with Southern California friends and relatives. So by 830 AM we were on our way to the Kelly house (aka Lambertsen house) to see Dawn, Brian and baby Sandy. They have an awesome little house in Hermosa Beach with ocean views from the front yard! You can feel the California cool oozing in the beach barrio. We headed down to Manhattan Beach to catch the waves, but none were to be caught for the big surfers. Zack, on the other hand, was quite the master boogie board man, heading out to face the breaks on his own…. He just looks like a California surf kid.

It was great to see Dawn, had not seen her since she and Brian were married back in Long Island in ’99. And Sandy, their ten-month-old baby girl is ADORABLE. Kayla soon asserted she would be the babysitter and was very attentive to Sandy’s every need…. Even if it was to eat shells…

In the afternoon my cousins Kevin, Terry and their girls Erika and Karly joined us at the beach. Everyone was healthy and happy and Zack and Kayla very much enjoyed their cousins, so much so that the girls are going to come join us at the park Monday. Erika makes a great babysitter in training…. I really wish she lived closer.
I have to admit, the California beach, sun and surf is mighty nice! Perhaps I could get used to this.

That evening we headed back to the Kelly house for a great bbq with some of Dawn and Brians friends, including a four year old who gets up on a surf board and rides the waves (big boy style) Dawn and I took a photo together with our children, I think we should frame this one side by side one of the Spring Break Mexico photos..... no one would have guessed it.