We finally made our trip to the beach!! We told Belle that if she wore her glasses every day that we'd plan a trip. I made a sticker chart for incentive, which she barely needed. She's been so good about wearing her glasses that she's actually begun to like them! Incidentally, her eyes have also improved a lot already and the prognosis is good for correction!

So after a long drive (for Belle) to SF with lots of "mommy are we at the beach?" we arrived at Ocean Beach... With our picnic all packed and the kids adequately layered we trekked up the little hill and over to see the ocean and play in the sand. Lucky for us, the weather was a mild 68 degrees with a light breeze. Although the water was certainly too cold to swim in, it was fine for dipping in our feet and chasing the waves back and forth and of course the giggles never ended during that game! Eventually the kids ended up with wet pants and sand sticking all over so we cleaned up and ate our lunch. By then they were happily worn out and with full bellies we headed back to the car for our drive home.

It was great to get out of town with the humidity and smoke and play in the fresh air... We've all been so busy getting the daycare up and running smoothly we haven't had time for special play. I think we all feel a little bit filled up by that one fun little afternoon.