Venice Beach

We spent what was supposed to be our last full day in California at Venice Beach.

The kids couldn't wait to get in the ocean. 

Wait for it... 

Jump! 

Seth led them into even deeper waters.  

That made me a little bit nervous, but thankfully, everyone survived unscathed.

Eventually, the kids got cold and decided to sit on the beach.

It wasn't long before James started burying himself. 

He couldn't bury his arms, however, so Ryan had to take over.

They thought this was pretty cool... 

but I thought it was creepy! 

Of course no trip to the beach is complete without a little sandcastle construction. 

It's not a pretty castle,

but the kid's awfully cute! 

August 2013