Rain and Sun


We had off-and-on rain today at the beach. It would quickly change from sunny skies to pouring rain in less than a minute! The rain didn’t stop us from playing in the sand and the ocean though.

Here’s a funny one of Peanut falling of his face in the sand.

The kids had such a fun time floating around in the ocean.

In this photo, you can see the sky split between sun and rain.

Here’s a video of the kids playing in the pouring rain.


For lunch, we ate at Rum Fire. The kids eat free and also enjoyed a refreshing POG drink. Peanut was so pleased with his cherry on top.

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Early Morning


The kids were up super early this morning and sat quietly on the floor playing cards before Mama woke up.


By 6:15am, we were dressed and went downstairs to get a snack while Dada slept a bit more.


The hotel lobby always has special Christmas sand sculptures on display and it was empty enough to take some decent photos of the kids.


Then we took at walk to the nearby ABC Store to pick up some sand toys. We made it back to the beach in time to watch the sun come up!

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Swimming Pool and Slide


After our late lunch, we checked in to our hotel room on the 21st floor and changed into our swimming suits. It was time to go for a swim!

Janie conquered her fear of the Big Slide on our first day back to the Sheraton.

Peanut also gave it a try and said it was “too fast!”

Janie got pretty good at taking the GoPro down the slide with her and was having a great time on the slide.


What a fun way to kick off our vacation!

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Lighted Boat Parade


This evening, we hopped on the Alameda Ferry to ride in the Lighted Boat Parade! We brought food on board and watched the sun go down as we left the dock.


Along the parade route, we saw boats decorated with lights and blown up figures.


Peanut found a port hole to look through.


The kids also had fun wearing their light-up bracelets and playing with their tiny flashlights too!


What a fun ride!!

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