There’s only a few places in the world where you can you
visit the snow covered mountains and the warm, sunny coast in the same day. California
is one of those places.
Okay, so we didn’t do both in the same day. But we could’ve
if we wanted to. Instead, we’re visiting both in the same week.
This weekend, Q-man, Hubs and I went to Half Moon Bay to
enjoy this unseasonable seventy-degree weather by the ocean.
We started with lunch at our beloved “Brew Co.” (I’ve
mentioned this awesome brewery before, like here, here and here.)
Quinn has graduated from Puffs snacks. Those are for babies.
Now, he’s onto Cherrios. So what if he
only has six teeth. Here, he chows through his pile of Cherrios while enjoying
the ocean view.
Pay no attention to the man behind the Plexiglas.
Apparently, they were shooting a video at the Brew Co. that day, and we ended
up in several of their shots. (I told you Q was cute enough to be in pictures.) So it seems
only appropriate that the camera crew should end up in a few of ours. :)
After lunch, we took
a stroll to a small nearby beach. If you need a reminder that it’s actually February,
stick your toes in the water. BRRRR! You can’t really see his face in this
photo, but Q was none too pleased, and he immediately pulled his piggies out of
the frigid water.
Hubs didn’t seem to mind the cold water too much though, and
Q was much happier from his perch on Daddy’sshoulders.
The other highlight from the weekend is Quinn’s new baby
swing. Last week, I complained to Hubs that each park only seems to have
two baby swings, and there’s always a wait to use them. And then you have those
park moms who don’t make their children give up the swing so someone else can
use it. And then there are those kids who are WAY too big for the baby swing,
but their parents let them use it anyway even though there are tons of regular
swings and a long line of babies waiting. I don’t know much about park etiquette
yet, but I imagine these behaviors are in violation.
Upon hearing my park woes, Super Hubs swooped in and saved
the day with the brilliant idea of getting Quinn a swing of his own. Hubs
installed the new swing under our back porch so Q can use it even on rainy
days.
Q loves it! In fact, he might love his swing a little too
much. He screams and cries every time we take him out of it, just like he does
at the park. But at least now I don’t have every park mom glaring at me while
he’s crying. (What, like my kid is the only kid that’s ever cried? Why do these
moms insist on giving me stink-face? I’m taking him out of the swing – despite his
protests – so their kids can use it. Stop glaring and say thank you. Geesh! Okay,
sorry for the rant. I’m done.)
After a gorgeous, sunny weekend, our little family of three set
off last night on a road trip to Lake Tahoe. We’ll spend the next four days in the freezing cold, but we’ll love every second of it. Stay tuned for Not-So-Wordy
Wednesday this week to see some of the snowy highlights of our trip.
