Yesterday, I attended a baby shower for one of my friends. Her husband was having a guys poker day at the same time as the shower. I was looking forward to the baby shower and Kevin wanted to play poker too but didn't think it was appropriate to bring the girls to either event. I decided that I would leave the baby shower early to go be with the girls while Kevin then left to hang out with the guys. We each deserve some child-free time away with our own gender right?!! Lucky for Kevin, I left the house at the start of naptime and they woke up right after he left. 
I decided to take the girls for a walk at the beach for a 'photoshoot' since it was a stormy yet sunny day. We drove towards the beach but all the roads are blocked off with signs that say 'Flooded'. There was no flooding and I think this was in anticipation of the potential tsunami waves from the Chile earthquake. We parked farther than we normally do and ended up walking right towards the spot where the sand was way higher than usual. As I watched Hana gleefully run towards the sand pile, I knew that I was going to let them get dirty in the sand rather than go for a leisurely walk as planned. I started taking pictures and then realized my memory card was NOT in my camera. I was so upset!! Such a beautiful day and the girls were having so much fun - there would've been some great pictures!
As I watched them dive, crawl, jump in the sand & then run towards the ocean on such a beautiful day, I was a bit bummed that I couldn't capture their fun in pictures. However, I was so glad to be living in the moment and loved seeing them enjoy themselves. (Did not love teaching Alaina that eating sand & rocks is not okay!)
After stripping the girls of socks, shoes and pants, I plugged them into their carseats and we headed home. As I looked out of the door to our backyard and saw the orange in the sky, I still felt like I needed some pictures. The girls and I walked up our street and I was able to take these pictures. I am still learning how to use our camera and am always trying a bunch of different settings. Not sure quite what I am doing yet but I am happy to have gotten a few pictures to capture this beautiful day.
I decided to take the girls for a walk at the beach for a 'photoshoot' since it was a stormy yet sunny day. We drove towards the beach but all the roads are blocked off with signs that say 'Flooded'. There was no flooding and I think this was in anticipation of the potential tsunami waves from the Chile earthquake. We parked farther than we normally do and ended up walking right towards the spot where the sand was way higher than usual. As I watched Hana gleefully run towards the sand pile, I knew that I was going to let them get dirty in the sand rather than go for a leisurely walk as planned. I started taking pictures and then realized my memory card was NOT in my camera. I was so upset!! Such a beautiful day and the girls were having so much fun - there would've been some great pictures!
As I watched them dive, crawl, jump in the sand & then run towards the ocean on such a beautiful day, I was a bit bummed that I couldn't capture their fun in pictures. However, I was so glad to be living in the moment and loved seeing them enjoy themselves. (Did not love teaching Alaina that eating sand & rocks is not okay!)
After stripping the girls of socks, shoes and pants, I plugged them into their carseats and we headed home. As I looked out of the door to our backyard and saw the orange in the sky, I still felt like I needed some pictures. The girls and I walked up our street and I was able to take these pictures. I am still learning how to use our camera and am always trying a bunch of different settings. Not sure quite what I am doing yet but I am happy to have gotten a few pictures to capture this beautiful day. 
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It is so hard to capture all our priceless memories even when you don't forget the memory card:-) Glad you're having some wonderful and spontaneous times with the girls!
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