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living it up at the beach and the pool: a Miss L vacation

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Miss L and I abandoned the valley heat last weekend for a coastal “vacation” to Grandma & Grandpa L’s house. And while it was only a brief 36-hour getaway, it was such a pretty weekend that it felt like we hopped on a plane and truly escaped to a new locale.

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On Sunday morning, we headed to Carmel River State beach, where Miss L had little initial interest in the river and just wanted to escape over to the big ocean.

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Well.. until those big waves started crashing and making lots of noise.

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Suddenly the calm mouth of the river seemed so much more inviting!

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There was also ample sand time with a basket of beach toys…

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..and some bird watching with Mommy as well. (ironic that she loved seagulls and pelicans here… but rarely cares about the hawks at home)

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In all, she was quite enamored with her splashing and sand time on an amazingly beautiful (and rare) sunny summer day!

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Of course, one can’t call it a beach vacation without swimming… so we headed back to the house for the solar-heated warmth of a swimming pool.

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And that ocean doesn’t have Uncle Mark to swim with all afternoon long!

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I’m pretty certain Miss L would love being on vacation every single day of the summer!

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