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Beach love

Make a Splash!

August 19, 2010

Do me a favor? Make a splash!! Ready? ONE! TWO! THREE! Wooo-hoooo! That was so much fun! Let’s do it AGAIN! Ready? ONE! TWO! THREE! So what’s it gonna be? A cannonball? A high dive? A belly flop? Those all qualify. Or make a figurative splash and dive into something new and exciting!

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Strands Beach and Strands Vista Park in Dana Point: Walk the Loop or Play in the Sand

July 27, 2010

Strands Beach in Dana Point goes by many names. I’ve heard it called: The Strand, Salt Creek Beach Park, and Strand Vista Park. I call it “pure bliss.” It’s just a beautiful spot beneath the Dana Point Headlands. If you can imagine the coastline here, it’s squeezed in the small cove between the point of [...]

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Califia Beach at San Clemente State Beach: A Tidal Treasure

June 30, 2010

The hardest thing about a trip to Califia Beach is pronouncing it! It’s part of San Clemente State Beach, except you’ll pass the State Beach entrance on your left and continue to the parking lot at the end of Califia. It’s a skinny strand of beach, so you’ll definitely need to watch the tides to [...]

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What To Bring To The Beach?

June 29, 2010

Beach trips can be a snap if you have a system. A big part of my system is having everything pre-packed so that when I decide to take the kids to the beach – we just load up the car and go. I go to the beach year round so I have our routine down. [...]

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Would You Play at This Playground?

May 12, 2010

I was thinking “not.” I swear I’ve become a playground snob after visiting the many unique and amazing Orange County playgrounds. So when we headed up north to the Bay Area a few weekends ago for a family birthday, we initially hemmed and hawed about stopping at this little corner playground. It had chain link [...]

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Why I Let Bugs Crawl on My Kids

April 14, 2010

Ladybugs! The kids and I leisurely strolled across the wide lawn at Oxnard Beach Park over spring break. We were on our way from the playground to the beach, when we spotted bugs flying up from the grass. The kids went crazy! Imagine their excitement at one ladybug – now multiply it by the hundreds. [...]

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Campfire Tales: Changing My Mind

March 6, 2010

My mom always says “It’s a woman’s prerogative to change her mind.” And I do, often. Just ask my husband. What if changing your mind is more than just a fleeting thought? More than just choosing spaghetti over a hamburger for dinner. What if you actually change the way you think about the world? Change [...]

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Watch More Sunsets: Eleven Down and Thankfully 354 More to Go

January 11, 2010

“Watch more sunsets” is my 8 year old son’s goal for 2010. Along with “play outdoors more” and “read 1000 books.” Man, how come I didn’t think of those? Contrary to what you might believe, we don’t talk too much about play. We just do it. So no one was more surprised than my husband [...]

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Beach Berm Play for California Winters

December 29, 2009

Beach berm play is a joy of the winter beach. Berms can be man-made, but in California they occur naturally during the winter months. We made repeat visits to a small 2-3 foot berm at Oxnard Beach Park over the holidays (above and below). Last year, we played on the berm at Aliso Beach Park [...]

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