a day at the beach

we finally got to spend a day at the beach yesterday... its actually julian's 2nd time at the beach, the first one being a very short trip to the venice beach last january 11 which was his grandma's bday. i remember that during that time, he wasn't even a bit scared of the water but actually runs towards it. i even had his kiddie leash then but i had to carry him back to dry sand a number of times since we weren't really there for a swim or anything like that. he tripped a number of times but even him eating some crunchies wasn't an issue for him at all :)



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yesterday we went to San Onofre beach. james, julian & i with aunt yolanda left the house around 4pm from the house & drove for about an hour or so to reach the place. julian cried for awhile wanting to nurse & get out of his carseat but he finally took a nappy & was so happy & excited when he woke up seeing the beach :) before we went to the beach itself though we passed by the San Miguel campsite where we were supposed to stay the night but didn't because james had to work today... i'm so glad though that he was able to come because at first he was thinking of just not going at all but his mom said that we'll just go for the day instead... yahoo because it wouldn't have been the same without my baby james. julian was so excited to wear his swim diapers with pooh & tigger that he didn't want me to put his swimshorts. at the beach we found a pretty nice spot for out blankets & stuff right beside the empty lifeguard tower... julian had a lot of fun climbing up the tower & walking around it. we stayed for a couple of hours playing on the sand, wading a little bit in the water (it was pretty cold... brrrr... james wasn't able to go snorkeling because of that... he wanted & tried to do so for awhile), playing with the smash/paddleboard & just having fun in the sun :) after accumulating maybe a bucket of sand in his diapers (i'm exaggerating of course... hehehe), jd wanted to be changed. i couldn't open the shower room door & was considering just giving julian a shower right outside (he was already completely naked for all the world to see... sorry baby) when an angel, okay a child who came out of the shower room told me the combination so me & julian can get in (thank you, thank you) so julian got a shower & diaper change at last... he loved his swim diapers so much that he wanted to wear that, so i let him :) before driving back home we passed by 'the bluffs' where we were supposed to camp out tonight... we went down a spot where there was an overlooking view of the ocean & a pretty bench in front of very pretty peppercorn trees. julian even played a little peek-a-boo behind the trees. going back to the car, jd balanced himself on the sidewalk... it was pretty good. julian didn't let the trip pass though without making a delivery of a nice diaper package... his daddy had to change him in one of the picnic tables. its really nice being able to spend time with our family just relaxing & just having fun...