at the beach {Bolsa Chica State Beach}

Can you believe how tall those roses are from the fair? (see photos below) We went a couple of weeks ago. It was nice and I had promised the boys that we would go, and all I can say is thank goodness for Grammie and Papa. We did a lot of walking and whenever I got tired I would sit and let them go on ahead. The weather wasn't too bad to start, but it sure got hot. My favorite place that we discovered this year was the flower pavilion. The reason? The gorgeous flowers of course, that and the fact that it was air conditioned didn't hurt one bit. I had one contraction while walking around, but it went away quickly.

Thank you for all of your kind words and prayers. I really am doing fine. The contractions still happen, but they never last and I never have more than 5 an hour, which is what the doctor told me to look out for. The pain is more like a cramp. He also told me to look out for sharp pain. I was able to see our friend Julie on Wednesday. We went over to my sister's for lunch. She looks good, and more importantly her attitude is one of determination. She started another round of chemo on Thursday and she feels strongly that this will help get her out of the bad spot that she is in right now.
Renee, I think you said it best. Just when you think you have it bad, something happens to put it all in perspective.

This past Sunday we had a wonderful day. Robert had been talking about going to the beach, and I gave in and we went. The boys loved every second of it, Robert got to surf even though the waves were cruddy. Harrison tried boogie boarding, and got buried up to his neck in sand. (His choice not mine, but I did the burying) Charlie built all kinds of things and tried out the water. And me? Well I had a great time watching them all and I even ventured into the water myself. We had so much fun that when we went to leave and realized our car battery was dead, we didn't mind! A quick call to the auto-club and we had a jump within 20 minutes. Here are some photos. :)