Tide Pools

I was able to take off work for one of Maya's spring break days so we headed down to the beach with Callie and Liam to check out the tidepools.  It took awhile for me to interpret the tide charts to figure out the best time to go, but I managed to do it correctly because we lucked out and saw all sorts of creatures!  The kids found anemones, starfish, crabs and even an octopus.

The crew.

Checking out a crab (I think).

We spent some time at the playground after the tidepooling.  This kid has figured out how to get herself going on the swing and no longer needs pushing.  Yay!

My Maya.

The girls and I took a nice long walk along the beach exploring a bit further.

We found a teeter totter along the way.

And walked back along the path in the woods.

This picture makes me smile.  I was trying to get a nice picture of them both but Laurel kept giving me a half smile.  I asked her to please give me a good smile and she was so frustrated with me that she just decided to go full cheese!  I gave up after this, it is perfectly fitting.