Beach days in Cayucos

We went to Cayucos Beach with Caleb's family for a week and the kids had such a great time with all their cousins.

Cousin Payton pulling all the little cousins

Mason Kate and Daddy

Mason and Payton on the beach

Caleb

Mason and Corben running on the beach with Daddy looking for shells

Corben using his shovel to search for shells

Happy for a vacation and nice weather

Mason Kate

Mason and Eliana digging in the sand

Mason and Daddy

Corben spotted a crab and Caleb picked it up to show the kids

Inspecting the crab

Brother and Sister on the beach

Thanks Nonie for Mason's cute polka dot dress

Eliana, Mason and Corben

The little cousins

Eliana (alsmost 4, Mason Kate 22 months, Corben 3.5 and Cole ~19 months)

Payton and Mason Kate

(notice her big smile, click to enlarge picture)

It was low tide and the kids had so much fun running on the sand with a little bit of water

Daddy and Mason

Pop coming in on a kayak and Corben watching him

Mason Kate on the beach

Thanks Nonie for her cute swimsuit

Eliana and Mason in the kayak

Pop took the kids over small waves

Corben sitting in the sand and loving when the water came right up to his feet

All smiles!

Corben and Eliana in the kayak with Pop pulling them

Corben and Mason having fun at the beach

Cousin play time

Brother and Sister

Best buddies on the beach!

(it is taking me a long time to load pictures....many more to come!)

Art

Corben colored a 'D for Dolphin' 

Mason colored a Kangaroo

Soccer camp final practice

All the kids lining up for soccer practice.

Corben is 7th from the left with his green hat on....

probably the shortest kid! 

This week was game week.

So the kids were split into groups and played a game.

Corben started out well and ran towards the ball, but once he

noticed there was only one ball and many other kids were running to kick it, he just hung back and walked around.  He would run a little each time coach came by, but otherwise he just watched all the kids. 

Handmade Growth Charts

These are the Growth Charts that I made for the kids. 

I love the way they turned out and I am excited to hang them in their rooms.

Love when I get some crafty time and finish a project!!

Connect the Dots

Corben brought this connect-the-dots picture home from preschool

Superheros...

Mason and Corben wearing kitchen towels as capes....

Superheros to the rescue! 

Stopping to say cheese, Mason was too busy for a picture!

Mason in the drawer

I was in the kitchen, busy preparing dinner...I heard Mason making quite the noise and when I looked over....this is what I found....

She was taking the pans out of my drawer....

and then sitting in the drawer herself. (her expression her is priceless!) 

When I said "Oh no, what happened..."

SHE HID FROM ME....

seriously this happened! 

When I said it was okay and she would have to help clean up she said "ok" and went and got a snack and climbed back into the drawer to continue playing!

Mason on the potty

Mason has been practicing going potty more and more

Sand

We went swimming today and then the kids played in their sand box

Zucchini Squash

Garden update

Our Zucchini squash is growing bigger and bigger

...and it is super yummy!

Corben's 3rd soccer practice with goals...

This week Corben was with mostly older kids...

but he did have two girl coaches, so he got a little extra attention being the youngest kid 

Kicking the ball in a zigzag towards the goal 

Making a goal! 

Throwing the ball in and then running to kick it. 

Corben is on the far left, green hat (click on picture to enlarge)

His group was practicing throwing the ball in and then running to make a goal 

Throw and starting to run 

Corben running to make a goal 

Mason is such a good girl during Corben's practice.

Corben with his red hot cheeks 

After his practice, Mason gave him a great big hug!! 

Mason still hugging brother....so sweet!

MUD

Caleb was fixing a sprinkler by the kid's pumpkin patch....

and there was lots of MUD....

so of course Mason was in it first and Corben put his hands in too. 

Muddy little girl 

Kids playing in the mud