perfect day for...

Today we went to a friend's birthday party at the beach.  She turned 5.  I can hardly believe it.  I remember when she turned 2.  And now she is 5.  And soon she'll be 18, probably.  But for now, she's 5.  And it is hard to believe these babies are going to be in school next year.  

So, we had a party at the beach.  And aside from the bees, it was a perfect day.  Not too hot, but beautifully sunny.  We spent a little time at the playground, a little time at the beach.  Before I knew it, 5 hours had past.  Where does the time go??  We thoroughly enjoyed our beach day. We celebrated how blessed we are to live next to the wonderful sea and to have great friends to enjoy it together.

And the bees.  The kids titled themselves bee-killers.  They each held a sandal.  They each swatted away.  But that was not working well enough.... They made a trap of Capri-Sun pools and smashed fruit.  They sat in wait.  They pounced when their prey took the bait.  "WAIT TILL IT LANDS!"  They shouted.  And then came the smack.  And the bee graveyard.  We were all just hoping we wouldn't somehow be fined for killing bees in the state of California.  I don't think it's against the law... yet.

Pretty amazing place to spend the day, don't you think?