Seven Years Go By Quickly

Yes, it is our seven year anniversary, awww. A few years ago we devised a plan in which every year we switch who plans the anniversary date. Last year I was in charge and it was a major flop due to an extreme lack of babysitters. We managed to find someone to watch the kids long enough for a QUICK dinner out and that was it. I had good plans though. So Erik was kind and let me off the hook even though I offered to try again and he told me at midnight last night that the Hunts were watching the boys for two nights and we are escaping with Libby to a cabin in the mountains. Just like our honeymoon...I get brownie points for noticing that right?

On Saturday we felt like a trip to the beach and traveled to Redondo Beach to the SEA Lab. It's a neat facility run by the LA Coastal Conservation Corps that educates the public about native wildlife in a hands-on way. They had a neat "pond" with halibut, sea bass and sharks with a big sign warning against putting your fingers in the water. They mean it! One little boy, not mine, was leaning close and a shark went for him. His mother kept a closer eye on him from that time forward. The sharks are about 3 or 4 feet long, pretty neat! For $2 you get a tray of assorted frozen fish and squid parts to feed the sharks, here is Erik helping Jake throw squid at the sharks. Emily looks concerned...
Here is a picture of Emily pitching in and playing pack mule. We looked at the sharks and then walked to the beach for a while before the tour started.

Danny and Jake chased the sea gulls. They were a little timid about the waves at first, it's hard not to feel small next to the Pacific Ocean no matter who you are.

After a full morning Erik wanted to drive up the Pacific Coastal Highway (PCH) and the kids crashed. It was a great day!