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[life] beach fire bbq

kristianne — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:29:29 +0000

Last week I sent out a spontaneous email inviting some friends and family to join us at the San Clemente State Beach for a beach fire and BBQ. We showed up at 3:00pm and fortunately my good friend, Chris had already arrived and snagged the last table available next to a fire pit. By the time everyone else arrived there were several more and we filled them all up with good food and great people.

After a couple of hours digging holes in the sand at the beach, we gathered around the picnic tables to catch up, watch the kids fly a kite, play ball and roll around in the dirt. It was a great way to kick off summer.

superbowl sunday

kristianne — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:38:40 +0000

Merrik is so into the ocean right now that we took him and Maliea to the beach
on Superbowl Sunday because the weather had been so nice. He was excited
to try out the surfboard and has been learning how to bodysurf and go under
the waves safely.
Maliea is just as enthusiastic about the (cold) ocean and I suspect she will be
keeping up with Merrik in the surf when it comes time.
After our little water safety and fun (Jim even got a few fun waves but I have
been so out of the mode of surfing that I completely forgot my wetsuit!!) we
headed up to the State Park day use area and had a BBQ and a bike ride. It
was warm and quiet: the perfect time of year there.