A week by the ocean

Last week we went on our first (and much needed!) family vacation. We spent a nice week by the ocean in Mendocino. My family used to rent a house there when I was younger. A few years ago the house we used to rent burnt down and they rebuilt a bigger totally upgraded house in its place - but made it look exactly the same on the outside. My parents and grandma rented it for the week and my whole family headed over. It took a little over 4 hours to get there and it was a the longest car ride Aiden has been on, but it wasn't that bad, we went at night so he slept most of the time.

I love Mendocino, it is a town full of tourists and old hippees - it is pretty funny. It is such a cute, quiet town and everything was within walking distance to the house we stayed at. We got to take Aiden out with us because everything we did was outdoors. He was probably outside more last week than he has been his whole life! We took him on walks through town and to several beaches, and my parents watched him one night so Jeremy and I could go out to a nice dinner and relax. Aiden was pretty spoiled, he didn't get put down much and he got a new outfit, a new pair of shoes and 3 new toys out of the vacation!

The house we stayed at, it was awesome. The window on the third floor was our bedroom (if you look close Jeremy and Aiden are in the window). There was even a spa behind the water tower. The kitchen was huge, which was good since there was alot of cooking going on!

This is the view out our bedroom window - Mendocino bay and the ocean. What a way to wake up! Right across the street is a state park, bluffs, tidepools, trails and a little beach.

The town of Mendocino, we took Aiden on a walk through town and got some coffee and a toy for him at the little toy shop. He also went to his first restaurant (we sat outside of course) - a little cafe with a balcony overlooking the bay.


Me and Aiden out on the deck outside the house. We had pretty good weather, it was cloudy a couple days, but it was still nice! Most of the time we just chilled out on the deck overlooking the ocean.


Me and Jeremy at the bluffs, this day was right after a storm had gone through and the waves were HUGE!

My grandma, mom, me and Aiden. It was windy, hence the hair :)

Aidens first beach experience, we took off his socks and let him play in the sand. At first he wasn't sure what to think about it, but then he started to like it!

Yep, he had a good time playing in the sand!

Little sandy feet :)

Jeremy and Aiden at McKerricher state park - there is a boardwalk that goes out to a point on the ocean where you can see seals and sometimes whales.

Me and Aiden taking a little timeout on the boardwalk, it was a nice walk and we got to see lots of wildlife.

Thats it! We had alot of fun, but eventually had to come back home ;)