On Wednesday, the plan was to go to Half Moon Bay with Michelle, Mckayla and Marcus while the daddies had to work.  The boys and I left the house a bit behind the schedule in the morning and I missed a change in the freeways.  While the traffic was slow, I saw the car behind me bumping into ours.  Both boys felt the slight bump and asked about what happened.  Since we were still in the freeway and I did not feel safe to stop, I put on the emergency lights and proceed to exit at the next available one in 3.5 miles.  Fortunately the car followed my lead.  Once I found a safe spot to stop, I told the boys to wait while I stepped out to talk with the driver.  I knew the impact was small but I figured I should get his information just in case.  The driver and I were both polite, we examined the cars and exchanged information.  Then we were on our way to the Kaos.  The boys had suggested that we would play a little at their house before we left, so they got their wish before Michelle and I caravanned to Half Moon Bay.  We planned to arrive at the low tide at the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve (approx. 10:45am) to see the creatures in the tide pools.  After we parked, we changed into rainboots and walked down to the shore.  It was interesting walking through the rocks and streams of water.  At one point, Logan stepped into some very soft sand and part of his boot got sunk in. Connor tried to rescue him, and had his leg in the sand too.  I stepped in to help and realized that it almost felt like quick sand where my foot fell in as well.  We quickly got ourselves out and moved on.  Logan felt more comfortable and walked around the shore following Michelle, Mckayla and Marcus while Connor and I walked together slowly.  Because there were some harbor seals, we were restricted from going too far out and we ended up seeing only one little crab that the guide showed us.   After a little more exploring and a potty break for Connor, we headed back up for a snack.  We intended to hike to the other side where we were told would have tide pools with more sea creatures, but the kids had so much fun playing by the trails that we just let them play there instead.  Then we went for lunch afterward and all four kids wanted fish and chips.  They played with the activity sheets and chatted with each other while they enjoyed their meals. 

     Next Michelle led us to the nearby Venice Beach to play.  It was a very nice beach and it was not crowded at all.  The kids all ran out to the water to play as soon we arrived.  They played with sand and ran away from the waves, and had a blast.  Logan eventually got completely soaked, and sometime he just gave in and sat on the sand letting the water came up to him.  I had no idea how long they played; finally Logan felt too cold and wanted to change out his wet clothes.  It took Michelle and I quite awhile to get the sand off the kids and change their clothes by the cars.  Both Logan and Connor wanted to resume playing at the Kaos’ house, so I tried to rush them into the car.  Since I only had a change of pants and socks for the boys, Connor was topless.  Mckayla and Marcus spotted him and laughed a little; Connor became sensitive, hid under a towel and started crying.  He did stop eventually when I said we could not go to their house if he still cried, then Connor said “Fine, I will forgive them.”.  Halfway through our route to Michelle’s, the boys fell asleep, so I made a decision to drive home instead to let them sleep some more.  I ended up avoiding the commuter’s traffic and made it home in good time.  Logan woke up just before arriving and Connor slept a bit longer in the garage.   When Connor woke up, he was very sad and whiny since we were not at the Kaos.   He calmed down later when I said we could arrange for another visit to the Mckayla and Marcus’s house one day.

    Since Logan was rested from the nap and we made it home in good time, Stuart then took Logan off to his basketball practice.  We had a full day.