The Coast

We went to the coast for 4th of July weekend and took Evelyn to the beach for the first time. Josh's family has a condo near the beach in Aptos (just south of Santa Cruz).

Here's our girl with her bare toes in the warm sand.

She was pretty cautious about the water. (See the adorable video clip at the end of this post)

She's getting closer and closer to walking by herself.

The weather was just perfect on Saturday...

...sunny and warm with lots of little kids and dogs running around everywhere (Evy and Josie both got plenty of exercise).

Sunday, on the other hand, was a little chilly so we had a quick picnic and headed back to the condo.

Below is Evelyn's souvenir that she stopped to picked up while walking on the trail.

Back at the condo, we warmed up by reading some books. Evelyn loves reading books!
Her current favorites are Goodnight Gorilla, There's a Monster at the End of this Book, Peekaboo I love You, The Big Hungry Bear, and The Creation.

You can see where she gets this love for reading.
While we were snuggling here in the recliner with a good book (Eclipse), I remembered back to a year ago...

...when we snuggled in this same chair with another good book.