White Christmas?

Not Exactly.

More like an Ocean Blue Christmas.  (Isn't that a band?)  Wednesday was rumored to be in the 80's so I took the kiddos to the beach.  Glenn had to work, sigh......the beach is his favorite place in the world.

Emry thinks it's super fun to start off with her clothes on, then a swimsuit, then her wetsuit.  Basically she just wants to make sure everything she's brought gets sufficiently soaked.

Ethan was punching me then decided to punch the camera.  Glenn says he needs a brother. 

This is Ethan and his best friend Emily.  Emily's dad Matt is one of Glenn's best friends from growing up, the guy who told us to move to Temecula.

I was in the hopital with Ethan (March 2005) when I got news Emily's mom (Emily was 7 months) had died.  She suffered from Postpartum-Psychosis.  She was the most on the ball mom you ever met.  After Emily was born everything changed.

Matt was left with 4 daughters to raise alone.  He has done a PHENOMENAL job.  Emily is such a Tomboy, the brother Ethan never had.

Just like his Dad!

Thank you Emry for taking a pic of me.  Thanks for not getting annoyed when I kept having you do retakes until you got one I liked. 

My lunch.  My salads always consists of whatever's in the fridge.  Today's mix has lettuce, brussel sprouts, yams, tomato, red pepper, rosemary pecans, Costco deli turkey (the good kind), and of course a vinaigrette.

I also brought some greek yogurt with bananas and cocoa pita chips.  Cocoa pita chips are Awesome!  I've only found them at one store here but I am on the lookout for more.  They are super crunchy and very cocoa-y and not too sweet.  Basically perfect.

Jen was also passing out Saltine Toffee.  Nothing like sitting around in your bathing suit eating Christmas goodies.

Our version of a snowball fight.

My niece Kylee (in white) and her friend Sophie (in stripes).

Emry making a dribble castle.

It was a lovely surprise to run into a bunch of friends from church.  There were about a dozen moms and about 50,000 kids.  Don't believe me?

Sue (left) has 6 + her friends 4, Jen (shading her eyes) has 4, she is Matt's sister and brought 2 of his girls, Jeannette (my sister in stripes) has 3, I have 3, Rachel 4, Chelsea 4, Tanya 4, Julie 2, Dyana 3, Melanie 2 and a few more moms and kids who I didn't know that well.

Either we're the best moms ever, or we're just hoping we'll wear them all out and they'll sleep for 20 hours.

Time to go fill the van with sand and then ignore it and hope Glenn cleans out the car.

 Who needs snow anyway?