Weekend Getaway!

Chris finished off his last game of basketball season and so we decided it was time for a little family getaway. Boy did we need it!
We got off to a late start, almost deciding not to go....but packed the girls up and left for the coast around 11am. We stopped in Kettleman for a picnic lunch which the girls loved!

Then we were off for the ocean! It was a beautiful day and it just got better the closer we got to the water. We decided to take a road we'd never been down and found ourselves in a beautiful hillside community. The road dead-ended at a walking path right on the cliffs. So we got out and took a little stroll. It was beautiful!


These hats came in really handy. The wind was blowing so hard that at times we were chilled to the bone. Thank goodness no ear aches. We got a lot of friendly looks due to those hats :)
Chris found this little cove down off the path and convinced us all to climb down for a little adventure. I was hesitant at first, but I'm so glad he made me. It was the highlight of our day!


We spent a good portion of the 2 hours we hung out down there finding sea shells. Addi, Tessa and I got into it the most. Kamryn and Daddy went off exploring the rocks and watching the waves.



The waves were so huge, at one point I really thought they were going to overtake Chris and the girls. So were so beautiful and Chris and the girls just stood there and watched them crash right at their feet!


Then they all tried rock climbing....even Tessa, in her Crocks!

After a wonderful time of exploring tidepools (seeing hermit crabs, anenomes, and other 'fish-life'), we headed to the park.



We grabbed a bit of dinner at the Main Street Grill (yummy BBQ!) and got ice cream for dessert.



We headed home around 6:30pm and realized that we'd spent only about 4 hrs at the coast...and it was totally worth it!!