Beached On Silver Strand....

Hello! I have been away from the computer the last five days.... 

I wanted to thank you for the sweet Father's Day wishes for my Dear Mr. Darling....

This was the first Father's Day we have spent apart ( sigh ).

He was traveling across the U.S and into Washington to fill a pulpit.

While he was away...The kids and I decided to join my sister and her family

on their camping trip to Silver Strand, Coronado.

We camped right on the beach for four days.

You can say we were quite beached!

My sister and her hubby were quite the team setting up the dome and umbrella tents....

It took the three of us about 20 minutes to set them up 

and keep them from blowing away in the wind. 

It was actually quite amusing.

This is my sister and I.... 

And our impersonation of  beached whales.

That's what we were all week long.

The kids and my Bro~in~Law went out and played in the waves though.... 

They were like crazy fish.

Dolphins even swam around them while they played in the great Pacific Ocean. 

I wasn't able to capture the dolphins..... It will forever be a sweet memory though.

Freckles got special boogie board lessons from her Uncle... 

It was very sweet that he spent some one on one time with her. 

She learned some tricks to getting through the waves without getting hit by them. 

She had a blast out there...and that's about all she wanted to do.

As the nervous on looking Mama... 

I attempted to go to the shoreline to get a closer

lookout for my little girl in the waves...

and this is about as far as I go into the water.  

Plus, I don't care much to have all this seaweed tangled up around my feet.

There was alot of this on the beach and in it.

The boy's enjoyed a little 

seaweed football too!

The entire day was spent sitting on the beach, soaking up the rays,

watching the kids swim and play. Enjoying the colorful kites flying above...

The magical sound of the waves splashing to and fro,

the company of my sister and family and of course sand castle making by Freckles!

It was the perfect time to gather up some special Summer memories together.

We are thankful that they invited us to spend time with them on their family vacation.

The few pics. above are of my sister,

her hubby my two nephews!

And.... Many of you know these familiar faces... My two delights.

And... me of course.

Tee Hee.....

I have much more to share of the rest of our vacation...

How we rang in Summer Solstice...and a fun hike we went on...

which will come in the next couple posts. 

Thanks for popping in for a visit!