Holiday

We decided to pack up the car after church on Sunday for a quick Holiday down the coast. We drove straight to the beach in Carmel to enjoy the afternoon sun and beach. The kids LOVE the beach so they were so excited to be there. We played around for a bit, had some dinner and then checked into the Marriott Hotel in downtown Monterey.

These boys are best friends and love to play together. I hope this lasts forever.

The kids loved running down the sand hill.

This picture makes me laugh. Athen hopped in the stroller and was just kicking back and relaxing with his hands behind his head.

We woke up Monday morning and headed straight to the donut shop. On Mondays the donuts are five dollars for a dozen. After buying five donuts we realized that if we paid another fifty cents we could get a dozen so that is what we did. Although, there may have been a little regret after the kids ate several donuts and were a little wired.

We spent the day walking around cannery row, eating fresh fruit (a favorite by the kids) from the Market Place, playing on the beach, watching the sea otters and swimming in the pool.

This is the only picture of me the whole trip. At least there is some evidence of me being on the family holiday.

Tuesday we woke up and headed out to cannery row for some food. Over course we had to head to the candy store. You can't go to the sea with out getting some salt water taffy. The boys wanted a lollipop and some taffy. I let them each pick out two pieces of taffy and a lollipop. They were pretty happy with that. We drove the 17 mile drive and the kids all fell asleep. It was nice and relaxing. We then grabbed some happy meals and headed to the beach. We ate our lunch and collected treasures on the beach. We tried going to the park but it was closed so we headed back to the hotel to relax and eat our treats.

This boy takes after his mother in so many ways, one being, he loves sweets just as much as I do. I found a rainbow of evidence of his lollipop all over the white bed spread and sheets.

In the afternoon we loaded up the surf boards and headed back to the beach in Carmel. Rick did a little surfing while the kids climbed in the trees and played on the beach. Sutton and I then headed to the bakery while Rick chased the boys around in the water. We ended our evening watching cartoons in bed until the boys fell asleep.

The boys loved the trees and rocks, such boys they are.

Wednesday morning we headed to the Market Place for some breakfast sandwiches and fresh fruit. We then headed down south to Point Lobos. The boys loved climbing on all the rocks and looking for crabs in the water. We hiked around a bit and ate some lunch on the rocks. We went to Whaler's Cove and watched the seals and scuba divers. The kids were fascinated by the divers and all their gear. We went to the Whaler's Cabin museum and saw all the whale bones. On our way home we stopped at the fruit stand and got some french fried artichoke hearts from the choke coach.

I am not sure if the boys like the fresh fruit stand at the Market Place or the candy store better.

It was nice to get away for a few days. We needed a little holiday from all the work we have been doing as home owners.