Knee Deep in the Water Somewhere

This is one of our new favorite songs and exactly what we couldn't wait to do in California. Lucky for us it was 80 degrees the day we headed to the beach, so we could actually get in the water and soak in the sun. That was heavenly.

We started the day doing some whale-watching at Point Vicente.  We saw a grey whale passing by that blew about 3 times.   

 Eleanor was really hoping to spot a dolphin.  She even wore her dolphin shirt for good luck, but the whale was the best we could do.

 It was great to watch the "professional" whale watchers who camp out there.  They were serious! Their board said over 500 grey whales passed by there this season!

We love the palm trees in California!  I guess they just seem so exotic to us mountain people.  I didn't do that much better at getting in pictures on this trip, but at least we got a couple family shots. 

From Point Vicente we headed down the Pacific Coast Highway to Seal Beach.  We stopped to buy some fresh strawberries from a roadside stand - ah, heaven.  That and some In and Out made a great beach picnic. 

This was Katie's first time at a beach and she just lived it up.  What kid doesn't love a sandbox of that size?! Eleanor and Gavin stayed in the water together looking for shells and enjoying the waves.

 After Seal Beach we kept going down to Newport Beach.  There were so many surfers out!  It was cool to watch them. 

 These girls had so much fun at the beach that they literally couldn't decide if they wanted another day at Disneyland, or to go back to the beach again!  It was a blissful day and a fabulous trip. 

We ended up doing one more day at Disneyland and then flew home.  Short and sweet, and just what we needed! The girls are still talking about it all the time - and hopefully they will for the next 4 years!