Beach Day Thursday:

It is not very often when we see super warm temperatures here in the Monterey area, but when we do, we take full advantage! 

So what better way to spend an 80 degrees, blue skies, and sunny Thursday in May, then go to the beach with our friends!

What is this stuff?? 

Charli might not dig the sand, but this little lady loves the water!! Even if it is the Pacific Ocean's warm 60 degree water! ;) 

This was Charli's very first time touching the water, and she did not mind at all that it was freezing! She thought it was the best thing, and laughed each time the little wave came up to her feet! (I wish daddy had been there to see it)!

We love friend time!! 

And for all those dads out there who think us mommy's have it made... Getting to spend the day at the beach in the beautiful sunshine with our babies and friends... (Well let's be honest... We do have it made), but it definitely does not come easy! You try carrying babies, walking the toddlers, while also carrying blankets, towels, chairs, coolers, buckets and toys, all while walking in sand that is not only burning your feet, but burning the kiddos feet too! ;)

But we managed! ;)

Hope you had a great Thursday! The weekend is around the corner, and we will be spending it with our family in Gig Harbor. We cannot wait to be with them all and for Charli to meet her Great Nana and Great PaPa! 

You can follow me on instagram @tracihhall while we are on vacation! (Our last West Coast vacation before heading East!)

Wine Down Wednesday:

With being in my last couple of weeks here in Monterey, I am trying to make the most of it and what better way than to go wine tasting, since we do live in Wine Country!! 

I was able to get Steven to take a little break from work, so we packed a picnic and we adventured out to the Monterey Wineries! It was an absolute perfect Wednesday afternoon with my family, just soaking up the beauty that Monterey has to offer! 

We headed out to Hahn Winery Estates to enjoy a wine tasting and picnic on their deck with some gorgeous views!

The road heading up to the winery

Our perfect picnic! 

Is that cute or what?! hehe

On the go go go these days! 

Just stopping to smell the roses! ;)

Those little legs are my favorite!

It was a perfect afternoon enjoying my family, the warm sunshine, and of course, the wine! ;) Here are a few more stops we made along the way!

Hope your Wednesday was just as enjoyable and filled with a little wine too! ;)

Tuesday Playgroup:

First, what a special group of friends I have made while living here, and not to mention how much fun we all have when we are together! And the fact that our 'Tuesday Playgroup' usually ends up most weeks as being a 'Monday Playgroup', a 'Wednesday Playgroup', and a 'Thursday Playgroup'! 

Today our Tuesday playgroup headed out to the Valley and picnicked at Earthbound Organic Farms! It was an absolutely beautiful day and the kids had a blast running around the gardens! This was Charli and I's third to last Tuesday playgroup... (And not that every Tuesday isn't special, we are just going to make these last couple of ones even more special!!) I don't even want to think about these next couple of weeks, and how I'm going to be saying goodbye to these lovely ladies and their babies! :(

So instead... Let's think about today and how much fun we had together and enjoy these pictures! :)

"C" for Carrots... or Charli! ;)

 Emrei (the almost birthday girl) tickling Charli's "piggies"! haha!

Picnic time!

Hope your Tuesday has been just as amazing!