Happy Fourth of July!

We had a great time yesterday at Torrey Pines State Beach. Just a little gathering of friends: The Mellish Family, Mike, Michele and her two kids Meaghan and William, William's friend Kevin (and later Kevin's dad), and Diana Craft. Surprisingly, there are NO photos of the day. Daddy didn't bring his camera! Mommy had hers, but left it in the RV and Daddy didn't feel like getting it :( Too bad, because the weather and the ocean were beautiful!

Mike drove his RV out early in the morning and secured us a nice little spot in the corner. Unfortunately, we were not able to "tailgate" there, per Ranger Rick, (e.g. set up any chairs, tables, or grill outside) so we staked out a spot on the beach not too far from home base (the RV). It was so nice to have the RV there because we had a place to change clothes, use the restroom, and retreat to at the end of the day.

Calvin and I bought a canopy at Wal-Mart Friday night and it was one of the BEST investments! We set it up with the 8 chairs, two tables, the pack-n-play, and a mat and the grill and jogger stroller just outside. It was perfect! We had plenty of shade, the breeze was blowing all day (making it even a little chilly at times), and a perfect little retreat from the sun. We hiked Torrey Pines, dipped only our feet in the water (it was real cold), walked along the beach, and, of course, ate. We had grilled chicken, burgers, hotdogs and hotlinks, PB&J bars, watermelon, clementines, yummy jello salad, chips & dip, green salad, macaroni salad, and potato salad, corn on the cob, and plenty of drinks. It really was such a sweet day. And as the tide came back in, we packed up (so not to be submerged) and spent a little time just chillin' in the RV. After, we decided to go back to Michele's condo to order pizza for dinner, and then went home around 830pm. We didn't stay up for fireworks as the munchkin was pretty tired from the day. It was so much fun, we're already talking about doing it again!

Wish you could join us! Happy Fourth of July and God Bless America!