Fun at the Beach

Matt, Avery and I headed up to Pismo Beach over Labor Day weekend...we hadn't been to the ocean since moving here so I figured it was high time we head out to see it! Avery saw the ocean for the first time last year here, but was much too little to have fun. This time we brought our towels, buckets, and lunch so we could enjoy a day at the beach. It was more like a couple of hours but we had a great time anyway! However, Avery was not as fond of the water as we thought she was going to be. She was perfectly fine hanging on to mommy or daddy while we got our feet wet, but as soon as we put her down, she got scared. She did get a little too close once and while trying to run away from the water, tripped and fell face first in the water/sand. :( All was OK and we continued to enjoy our time at the beach.

After the beach, we headed out to a family barn where they sell fresh fruits, veggies, pies and all kinds of stuff. When we lived here before, it was really just the barn, but now they have expanded their little operation a great deal. Adding public restrooms, a sweet shoppe with ice cream and candy, a petting zoo, a hayride and a corn maze in the fall! We had a ton of fun here as well and Avery got a kick out of feeding the animals vegetable scraps. However, we were all pretty beat from our busy day so after getting some fruit and veggies, we headed back home. We really enjoy this part of the country so I'm very glad we have a much longer time frame to get out and enjoy the area.

Oh yeah, I should probably mention that for some freak reason, this was one of the hottest days ever in this area of CA. I belive it was just above 100 degrees. Yikes!!

I also forgot to mention that the water is FREEZING!! I would never even think of swimming in it...maybe with a wet suit but that's as close as I would get. It's almost hurts is so cold!!

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Avery playing with the sand while Matt set up our mini cabana.

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You can actually drive on this beach...you'll notice a truck in the background pulling some ATVs. There are sand dunes all around the beach so many people bring up their toys to play in the dunes.

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Goofball :)

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Another picture of Avery...Geesh!!

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Running away from the water

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It's getting harder and harder for me to get her to look at the camera!!

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Mommy and Avery

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Feeding the donkeys at the barn.

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