Saturday

We finally made it to Saturday, and we got to sleep in! Summer woke up around 5:30 whining but I put her in bed with us and she didn't wake up again until around 7:45. We got up and got dressed and since it was very foggy outside decided we would take a drive, get some breakfast and head to Dana Point to check out the boats. We asked the valet guys where we should eat and they mentioned a place called Coyote Grill about a mile and a half away so we went there, paid $3 to park and had a wonderful Mexican style breakfast. Kris had the traditional omelet, Summer had pancakes and bananas and I had a fried egg, enchilada, beans and taters and it was so good! If you are ever in the area I recommend eating there, they serve lunch and dinner too. When we left the restaurant it was raining (or drizzling) so we headed about 15 minutes south to Dana Point. We had to drive around for a while because I didn't really know where we were going, but we finally found the Harbor, saw some boats, no one was impressed so we didn't stay long - plus I was really cold!


On the way back to the Montage we stopped at the grocery store across the street and stocked up on snacks, we had such a late breakfast we figured we would just eat snacks on the beach for lunch. When we finally got back to the hotel and got everything packed to take to the beach the sun had come out and the weather was much warmer. We could hear the waves roaring from our room and knew they were much stronger than the day before. We found out when we got to the beach (which was around 11:00 ish) that the waves were so strong no one was in the water. There were a few kids playing in the sand so Kris took Summer to the edge of the waves to play. A lifeguard came over and warned him about the strong currents and told him the best places to stand so that he and Summer wouldn't get swept out to sea.


Even if we didn't get as far into the water as the day before, the sun was shining and it was warm out so Summer still ended up having a blast! She knew what she was in for and I think she was way more excited to be back on the beach.





Oh and at least she had her swim suit on and I had her hair all braided to try to keep it out of her eyes, it never works but at least it looks cute! They continued to enjoy the strong waves, some of them were so large that they got soaked, and for a while they just waited on the beach for the waves to build and explode. I think this picture below is my favorite from the entire trip, here they are, waiting, anticipating, getting ready for the next big wave!


After playing in the waves for at least an hour they headed back inland and we played in the sand. Some little boy wandered over to our area and ended up spending quite a bit of time playing in the sand with Summer. His dad was near by and made sure it was ok, he was 3 and had long blonde hair. He was really cute, he wasn't happy that Summer did what she wanted but at least Summer could care less about him. She seemed to like his toys when his dad brought them over, and she tried to do whatever he did, it was cute to watch. While Summer and this boy, was his name Nathan ... anyway while they played together Kris and I combed the beach looking for small sea shells and pieces of polished glass. I thought it would be neat to make a frame around the edge of a picture from the shells and glass we found. We found some but there really was not that many, I am not sure if I even have enough to border a frame so I may have to get creative and try something else.

Before we headed back to the hotel Kris and Summer played in the waves one last time. Kris had me hold Summer and ventured a little further out, enjoying the strong waves push him around. Secretly I was scared he was going to get pulled away but he won and made it out without a scratch. We headed back up to our room, Summer was getting sleepy and needed a nap, and we had our cafemom friends coming to play with us at 4:00. We still had so much left to do and only half an afternoon to do it, I can't believe how much fun we packed into such a short amount of time, and I can't believe how many photos we came home with! We are almost through the journey, I should be able to finish it up tomorrow, so stay tuned.