Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Stinson Beach Getaway

Ryan's dad Michael found the perfect place for us to recover from holiday craziness: a fantastic house in Sea Drift, right on the water at Stinson Beach (Ryan had actually been there once before for a b-school party), complete with a path from the back door to a bench overlooking the water.

We had some beautiful days and some rainy days, but the boys loved the beach so much that they were perfectly happy to get bundled up and run around in the sand, rain or shine.

Highlights included Tyler getting better and better at navigating the rocks down to the beach, Spencer practicing his jumps off the sand dunes, discovering a cool driftwood fort, the boys playing amazingly well together (including hours of entertainment dragging coolers around the house), some fantastic fires, an amazing sunset, fantastic meals (including the "best Salmon ever", according to Therese!), and, of course, a hearty game of Yahtzee. Even the intrusion of a bunch of work calls from Ryan couldn't ruin the relaxation.

Our last day was perfect: omelets at the house, a nice walk along the beach to the lagoon, where the seals were hunting fish, outdoor lunch at the Sand Dollar Cafe, and a beautiful drive back to the city (punctuated by only occasional whining from the boys)... just in time to swing by and see Nara and Tracy's brand new baby, Isla!

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1 comment:

Unknown said...

great pics. can see your family also loves the coast. As mountain dwellers in Mt. Shasta, we always find time for at least one week on the No. CA coast or So. Oregon...our dogs included.

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