Newport

At first I thought this pelican was a decoration...until he moved... it fit in so perfectly!

We headed down to Newport today... it was FREEZING! I thought it was supposed to be a bit warmer today. Boy was I wrong!! Once the wind died down it wasn't too bad, but still cold for So Cal. We walked on the beach for a bit and then headed to Charlie's Chili for dinner. The food was so good! It is one of those yummy hole in the wall kind of places. It was nice to get out for the afternoon on one of our last vacation days before the kids head back to school Monday. I am so sad that vacation is almost over. I think I am really going to miss them when they are in school. I have really enjoyed the time we have had together over the past couple of weeks. Scott will be off for another week, so we will have a little time together. This will be a first for us... since this is the the first year all of our kiddos are in school. It should be nice. Not sure what we will do with all that time on our hands. Madie goes off to 5th grade camp the next week, so I imagine we will be doing some running around getting things ready for her trip. I haven't ever been away from any of my kids that long before. I think I am going to miss her... a lot! I know she will have tons of fun, but it will be strange not having all my chicklets around. I guess it is good timing in a way... at least we have been able to spend a lot of time together these past two weeks.
Here are some more pictures from today's outing. I love that we can still go to the beach this time of year. My poor brother and his family along with my Aunt and Uncle are dealing with a very cold snowy Winter in Seattle. I guess I shouldn't complain too much about the cold here in California. = } Sending warm thoughts to all of you who actually have to endure TRUE Winter weather.