Hiking

Now that the weather is starting to cool a bit we were able to go on another hiking adventure. This hike took us to Laguna Beach. We thought it was going to be great considering we were only a few short miles from the beach but unfortunately it turned out to be somewhat of a boring hike. I think we are still a bit spoiled from all the amazing hiking we did in Yosemite in June.

We have never been to this preserve before so we decided to give it a shot. There was not much to see or experience. We did get in a good long hike but we all agreed it was not our favorite place to go. We are looking forward to going back to Murrietta in the next few weeks when the temperature really starts to drop. We are also going up to Mt. Baldy where we have heard there are some amazing trails to explore.

Mady was our navigator this time around.

Poor little snakey didn't make it.

Brandon showing off his talent...running.

Laguna Beach

I truly love the beach. Someday we hope to move back there. There is something so calming and peaceful about listening to the ocean and watching your kids play. We decided to take an adventure to a new beach spot; Laguna Beach. There are some really nice tide pools there we wanted to show the kids. Unfortunately for us, the majority of the tide pools were closed due to the high surf. The kids were not disappointed though because we were able to climb around some of the rocks and of course play at the beach.

It was a perfect beach day. The sun was out and there was not a cloud in the sky. It was in the lower 80's and the water was surprisingly warm. The kids ALWAYS have a great time at the beach. We packed up our picnic basket and enjoyed a fun filled day in the sun. The beauty of living in southern California is that even though Labor Day is the "end of summer" it's not really for us. We still get to enjoy warm days and sunny weather. We usually try and get a few more beach days in before it gets too cold.

Mady doing what she loves doing the most....building sand castles.

Brandon exploring some of the tide pools.

Exploring other areas of the tide pools.

Looking at the parts of the tide pools that were underwater.