We took a quick little family vacation at the end of June and went to La Jolla for the weekend to escape the heat and enjoy the beach. We had a great time soaking up the sun, playing in the sand, and spending time with our friends Ryan, Sarah & Kate. Somehow we didn't get pictures with them, but they were a big part of our trip. Ryan and Sarah even took Austin for a night so Joseph and I could have a date and a night off. We weren't sure how Austin would feel about it but we decided to give it a try. Sarah said Austin slept through the night, woke up happy, ate great, and just played with Kate all morning. He didn't even act like he missed us. He did give us some sweet snuggles when we reunited in the morning though which at least made it clear that he was glad to see us again. Thanks Ryan and Sarah for giving us a night to ourselves and for playing with us while we were in town.
Daddy was Austin's water buddy. I think Austin was a little worried from the sound of the wave coming, but he had fun playing in the water.
Daddy wanted to make sure Austin got the full beach experience, so naturally he had to bury him in the sand. Austin seemed to like it. He made some funny faces while he was in there, but he didn't complain about it. 
This picture is the start of the tale of day 2. We played at a park for a bit with our friends before heading down to the beach. We decided to go to a beach a bit further away than the one closest to us since we were almost washed out of that beach during the afternoon the day before. A lifeguard had told Joseph that the beach in these pictures didn't wash out during the afternoon. Austin fell asleep in the stroller on our way down, so we carried the stroller when we could no longer push it (down stairs and across the sand) and found the perfect spot. We set things up and waited for Austin to wake so we could play in the sand and water for a while. Joseph went in the water for a bit just to check it out. The waves were huge and loud, but seemed far enough out to not be a threat. 
Joseph came back up and after a while, Austin woke up. Joseph took him out of the stroller but Austin didn't seem quite ready to wake up. He slept a bit more on Joseph's chest, and I think Joseph fell asleep too. I couldn't resist the opportunity to take such a sweet picture before I laid down myself. I had not yet fallen asleep when I felt something cold wash up my body. Joseph felt it too, it woke him up. Though it didn't cover us, the tide had come up and completely soaked our towels, clothes, bags and toys. The water carried away one of my flip flops, but fortunately not too far and I was able to find it. Another fortunate event was that we had parked the stroller just out of reach of this crazy tide. So, rather than playing in the water, we rang our stuff out as best we could and packed ourselves up and headed for another beach. 
Although we're not too fond of the changes that have taken at what used to be basically a Sea Lion sanctuary, the beach was not washed out and there were some Sea Lions sunbathing on the sand (along with people). So, Joseph took Austin down there to get his toes in the sand and get a look at those little sea animals. I don't think Austin really understood what he was looking at... but he had fun getting a little bit sandy.
Hopefully next year we will get the chance to go to the beach again... and hopefully we won't get washed out.
Daddy was Austin's water buddy. I think Austin was a little worried from the sound of the wave coming, but he had fun playing in the water.
Daddy wanted to make sure Austin got the full beach experience, so naturally he had to bury him in the sand. Austin seemed to like it. He made some funny faces while he was in there, but he didn't complain about it. 
This picture is the start of the tale of day 2. We played at a park for a bit with our friends before heading down to the beach. We decided to go to a beach a bit further away than the one closest to us since we were almost washed out of that beach during the afternoon the day before. A lifeguard had told Joseph that the beach in these pictures didn't wash out during the afternoon. Austin fell asleep in the stroller on our way down, so we carried the stroller when we could no longer push it (down stairs and across the sand) and found the perfect spot. We set things up and waited for Austin to wake so we could play in the sand and water for a while. Joseph went in the water for a bit just to check it out. The waves were huge and loud, but seemed far enough out to not be a threat. 
Joseph came back up and after a while, Austin woke up. Joseph took him out of the stroller but Austin didn't seem quite ready to wake up. He slept a bit more on Joseph's chest, and I think Joseph fell asleep too. I couldn't resist the opportunity to take such a sweet picture before I laid down myself. I had not yet fallen asleep when I felt something cold wash up my body. Joseph felt it too, it woke him up. Though it didn't cover us, the tide had come up and completely soaked our towels, clothes, bags and toys. The water carried away one of my flip flops, but fortunately not too far and I was able to find it. Another fortunate event was that we had parked the stroller just out of reach of this crazy tide. So, rather than playing in the water, we rang our stuff out as best we could and packed ourselves up and headed for another beach. 
Although we're not too fond of the changes that have taken at what used to be basically a Sea Lion sanctuary, the beach was not washed out and there were some Sea Lions sunbathing on the sand (along with people). So, Joseph took Austin down there to get his toes in the sand and get a look at those little sea animals. I don't think Austin really understood what he was looking at... but he had fun getting a little bit sandy.
Hopefully next year we will get the chance to go to the beach again... and hopefully we won't get washed out.
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Sounds like fun! How nice to get a night to yourself! Love the sleepy baby pic.
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