Pismo Beach...

On Sunday evening, we had a sudden impulse to get our feet sandy...

So we headed down to Pismo Beach, fought through the weekend pier crowd- 

and found this empty spot in the wind to enjoy the last hour or so of sunlight.

On our way out of town, we spotted this funny little surf shop, 

and a surfboard that my very talented grandpa shaped nearly 40 years ago.

Here's to impulsive adventures and unexpected finds.  ♥

Happy Friday, Friends...

It's officially SUMMER, you guys!  I am loving the sunshine, sandals, fresh fruit, and family time.

We're getting up way too earrrrrrrrly tomorrow morning to watch Evelyn twirl baton in a parade.  Jeff finished a big commission this week, and I'm excited to see it hanging at a new business downtown.  Elliott's first birthday (oh my gosh), and our big camping trip (yikes) are just around the corner, and James is gearing up for engineering camp at Cal Poly.  

This year is flying by!

How are you enjoying this sunny weather?  Here's a little snippet of our Memorial Day weekend... 

One of the amazing camels we came across last weekend at the Strawberry Festival in Arroyo Grande.
Is it just me, or is that the most non-strawberry oriented strawberry festival ever?

This gorgeous weather is perfect for sun and sand at Montaña de Oro!

In other news...  Elliott's learning to fly.  ♥

dreaming of Summer...

Gorgeous image by Christian Coigny via Spoonful

Polar Bear Plunge!

HAPPY NEW YEAR, FRIENDS! Remember Y2K? Twelve years ago today my darling James was born two weeks late, after 30 hours of labor, at 4:00am on the millenium. The hospital staff were on edge, paranoid, and wanting to be home with their families. It was scary and strange, but that's a whole other story...

With all that Y2K drama far behind us, New Years Day is now just a fun, birthday for our family. To celebrate his very special day, James has done the Polar Bear Plunge in Cayucos every year for the past seven years- and this one was the best yet! My dad guessed the turn-out was around 2000 people! SO. CRAZY. We had a blast. Check out some of these costumes!

Have you done the dip? Would you?! I always stand on the beach with towels and bottles of hot water, but I kind of secretly want to jump off the pier. Unfortunately the jet-ski police swiftly scoop you up and arrest you for that though... soooo I guess I'll never be able to do the plunge. *shucks*