After the boys’ doctor appointments on Monday, I drove us to the restaurant at Half Moon Bay to meet up with Michelle, Robyn and the four kids.  We had a yummy fish & chips and chowder lunch, then we headed over to the nearby Venice Beach to play.  All six kids quickly walked down to the shoreline, kicked off the sandals, and started playing with sand and water.  The kids were equipped with sand toys, and they all tried to dig deep holes.  There were at least three holes being work on at the same time.  Logan worked hard digging with a small shovel, and asked me to check out his hole periodically.  Connor was busy going back and forth getting water with a bucket, and he shared the water at the different holes.  After quite a long time, the kids moved out closer to the water.  They ran around at the shore, and played with sand.  Later one of the kids discovered some water creatures, and they tried to find more.  While we were on the beach, we could also see whales and seals swimming out in the open which was awesome. 

     The kids were playing for 2+ hours, and none had once complained of being cold, hungry or tired.  Michelle later brought out some snacks and there were a few takers.  Later Connor came over to talk with me privately; he asked if he could have a playdate with Marcus.  Marcus also requested a playdate with Connor too.  When I asked why a playdate as they were already playing together, but they claimed that playdate meant playing in the house and they wanted to do that too.  By three o’clock, we decided to wrap up this beach outing before the kids got too cold.  It took us awhile to clean up and finally ready to return to the car.  We said goodbye to our friends and we were on our way home.  The boys eventually fell asleep as they were tired from this fun outing.