Life's a Beach Part 3

Now for some more California fun.

The girls doing a puzzle with Steven. Too cute!

 
A raft full of cousins
 


 
There is a cute little tea cottage down the street from my mom's house. One day she made reservations and took the granddaughters to tea, which was overpriced, but awfully cute. I walked down with them to get a couple of group pictures.
 
They had baskets full of tea hats to choose from. My mom chose a strange one.

 
I left my camera with Alyssa, because I knew my mom wouldn't take any pictures, so the rest of these are Alyssa's handiwork. 




 
Seriously! Could Audrey be any cuter? 
 
As for Chloe...I think she looks like she is cut out for a life of high priced tea parties. Look at that pinky up in the air. Such a diva. 




 
From the post tea report, we learned that Audrey ate all the sugar cubes at the table.
 
Of course we had to go to Balboa Island at least once while we were in town. I really like Seal Beach but Balboa will always be the first image in my mind when I think beach house. We walked around the island and crossed the ferry. Valerie had to head back to work on the weekends but we asked her to leave her little monsters behind so the kids could have more time together.
 
I am always begging people to ride bikes with me, so when we got across the ferry I started petitioning everyone to rent a surrey with me. Glenn and Seth were not on board, so it was just us women and children. We rode along the ocean at sunset. We went a little further than we should have so we had to really push on the way back. It turned out to be a good workout and a lot of fun. 

 
Seth took a picture of this seal while we were out riding. 
 
I took this picture on the way back across the ferry. The Fun Zone all lit up at night is one of my favorite childhood images. 
 
Walking around the island was even more fun in the dark. The houses were so beautifully decorated and instead of flying by them in a car we could walk along and get a better look. Here the kids are watching a Christmas light show at one of the bay front houses.


Now I need to go pick Alyssa up from school. Yes, she is still in e-school (maybe I will do an e-school update once I am caught up) but she has to go in to take state tests occasionally. Be back later with more.