We finally got to the beach

Ever since New Years Day I've wanted to get down to the beach. It's only a 20 minute drive and we're lucky to be in California where you can go to the beach on a sunny day in January. But sickness and other plans always got in the way. But this Saturday we actually had a morning free where the three of us had time to each being a family. What a treat! To the beach!

The water was chilly but we enjoyed walking in the sand, looking at the sea birds, sitting on rocks, and using the playground equipment they have right on the sand.

Though one of the reasons we love going to the beach is the restaurant they have on the pier. The Pepper loves their fish sticks and we love the Buffalo shrimp sliders. They also have a deck with tables and a great view of the ocean.

 

Our little girl is really enjoying very girly lady like things right now. She has replaced her love of her red hat with love of hair bows. Each morning she likes to pick out her own bow from the pile of different colored ones we have (she left this morning with a light pink version). We also introduced her to Winnie-the-Pooh, who she unsurprisingly connected to right away.

Such a little ham. This is her sad face.

Luckily that face face came back quickly :)

Horses and tangarines

This last weekend was beautiful here in Ojai so we decided to head over to our friends ranch and enjoy walking thorugh their orange groves. There was an added bonus that our friends were taking their horses out, a treat for the Pepper who loves all things horsey right now.

Everything right now is related to big things and small things. Big things are mommies, little things are babies. It's very cute. So of course she wanted us to pick a mommy tangerine and a baby tangerine. She has started to want to dress herself so she picked her outfit. It's all about dresses right now which makes me regret buying all those practical t-shirts going unused in her closet. She also loves to wear both her bracelets and doesn't liek to leave the house without her hat.

Even though we spend a lot of time visiting our friend's horses this was the Pepper's first time on a horse! Look at that happy face. She was so thrilled. I hope we can do more of this for her.

Hello to 2015 (and some changes)

Happy 2015! I haven't been here awhile ad that's because I've been trying to figure out what to do with this space. I had some goals at the beginning but as I came upon my one year blog anniversary I was unsure of the direction I wanted to take moving forward. I needed to change something but wasn't sure what. Thankfully, my husband has helped me out with that. As a Christmas gift he gave me a real camera! I've always been interested in photography and have been talking about getting a nice camera for years (since the Pepper was born). We live in such a beautiful place and there are so many magical moments to capture with the little one and my poor iPhone isn't always up for the challenge. So in 2015 I'm embarking on a new hobby: photography. And this blog will more become a place for me to share my pictures and, through them, pieces of my life.

These pictures are from my first outing with my new camera and our first outing of 2015. We went to visit dear friends at their ranch. We picked flowers and walked through a near-by field and it felt perfect. I'm feeling good about the new year!