friday in southern california

Our bodies are defying the time change. Every morning our bedroom neighbors squeak their doors and stand in the hallway. Then I jump out of bed because I know they are up and grab them for hugs and kisses and tickles. This morning, however, it was only these two faces waiting. So after the aforementioned snuggle time, Doug and I crept out of the house with these two for breakfast.

Then Doug, Tricia and I went back to the courts at Stagecoach Park.

Yesterday we got permission to capture Truby, so he skipped school with the rest of the truants. And of course, you know where truants go in southern California…

 

   

They go hang out with the surfers…

 

 

 

 

They took off their shoes and socks, rolled up their pants legs and tied their jackets around their waist and chased waves.

It was a gorgeous morning at the

beach. We saw a pod of dolphins and a seal! The boys enjoyed running down the pier as well and checking out all the buckets where the fisherpeople were storing their catches. And…they didn’t get too drenched  ;)

 

After all that, it was only noon!

 

 

 

 

 

Doug had been hanging out with his parents doing one of their favorites activities this morning…watching planes land. But we all met up for lunch at the the Crab Cooker in Newport Beach. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Then it was back into the cars for a quick ferry ride

to Balboa Island where they sell Balboa Bars and other delicious things for dessert.

 

 

 

 

 

Everyone headed different directions after lunch. Our different direction was Fashion Island, for a little bit of shopping

 

 

 

 

 

 

and a ride on the carousel, of course.