Beach Day

With it being Memorial Weekend, it seemed that our little family should do something outdoorsy and new. Jim had suggested we take Joshua to the beach. I wanted to find some sort of event, but was having a hard time finding one that seemed fitting. So Sunday afternoon, we loaded up the car, I slathered up the boy in sunblock and we headed to the beach.

In Huntington Beach, there is an area known as dog beach becuase it is a specified area that you can bring dogs. I figured this would be great to provide some added entertainment for Joshua.

After dealing with the crazy parking traffic, we made our way down to the sand. It was really fun to see all the doggies wandering around. Once we settled our things we took Josh down to the water. He looked so stinkin' cute in his swim trunks.

How many dogs can you count in this picture?

I found a spot on the sand and waited for the waves to come up to us. Clearly it has been a long time since I've been to the ocean because the water came rushing up much further than I anticipated. I went running and still got my rolled up jeans wet.

Next time I started further back and waited for the wave. Once it came, I lowered Josh's little piggies into the water. He had cried waiting for the waves I think because he was scared by the sound and maybe the movement. He didn't seem too fond of the water either. But we tried a second time and he didn't seem quite as upset.


But he was definitely having a hard time dealing with it all. Silly boy.

As we settled back on our blanket, he was continuing to be a little fussy and keeping him shaded was really a lot of work since we didn't have an umbrella. So we left pretty quickly to avoid pissing off all the other people at the beach. Plus, with this being the first time with sunblock, I didn't know how effective it would be and didn't want to risk a burn.

So all in all we had a great first trip to the beach. The biggest lesson learned was to bring an umbrella or tent in the future. The boy has my crazy fair skin and we just need to keep him covered. Plus, as much as I like the beach, I can enjoy it so much more when I'm not worried about the sun.