Alexandra's birthday fell in the middle of spring break this year, so we had a family party with her cousins. She wanted a beach party! So, we met at Huntington Beach for a fun-filled beach bash, complete with a "sandcastle" cake. This is what it looked like on arrival to the beach...
...this is what it looked like earlier that morning...Allie confessed that it just smelled soooo good. So, I baked another and got pictures right away when we got there.
...and good thing I did, because this is what I found...his only response, "mmmm, good."
They got to playing right away....
...there were ladybugs EVERYWHERE!
...Allie loves wallowing...
...Izzie collected tiny clams...we only realized 3 days later that they were alive, after they started stinking up the garage.
...Ollie checkin out the scenery...
...we met the cousins...Nate (the one with the blonde hair) and Izzie are only 3 weeks apart.
...Oliver and Jimmy were up there crackin' up at something. They are only 6 weeks apart, but just recently have they been breaking off on their own to play. They were so cute, blowing bubbles, telling jokes, going up to girls on the beach, chasing each other around...
...Allie and Will are only 4 weeks apart and they are best friends. They get along so well, when I asked who she wanted to invite to her party she said "William" and I asked if that was it, to which she replied, "yep".
Andrew is a couple years older than Izzie and Nate. He and Izzie were boogie boarding most the afternoon, although she outlasted him...by the way it was freezing water.
Oliver's new pastime...throwing sand...
Allie got a new kite....
Allie posing with her new beach barbie, from William. Here they are laying out together.
Her barbie and her with shades....
...her barbie and her buried in the sand...
...and last but NOT least, TK BURGER!!!!! Allie's party actually fell on my birthday, so this is for me! The best burger ever...yes, definitely better than in 'n' out!
The girl's spent spring break at the pool. They took lessons at the Rose Bowl Aquatics center...where they have taken before. They had a lesson everyday...but that was all we had planned for the day. It was nice to just not have to do anything. They had a blast. The girl's swim teacher was fun...he let them play a little too...but they improved SO much in just a week. Allie is swimming about half the length of the pool, and Izzie can swim the whole pool and back freestyle without stopping. 
Allie swims like a little submarine underwater...and then swims up for a gulp of air...she can hold her breath forever though....it can be a little unnerving.
Izzie started back stroke...she got the freestyle down...
I don't know how I feel about this float...it is like your worst nightmare to see your kids like this....so it was a little weird...
Izzie can float for days....it is more of a challenge for Allie...she is a little brick.
