Avila Beach on a Whim

As most of you know, I am still waiting for this baby to realize that her lease is up! I am just hoping she isn't as late as Owen was (by 14 days!) We are at the end of 4 days over due and my Dr. is going on vacation (again) in 10 days, so she better be here before then! I think Owen is getting a little anxious too, he keeps saying "baby sister is coming soon." I ask him what day she is coming all the time and get different answers each time. Last time I asked him was Sunday and he said she was coming on Tuesday (today), but then he said in 5 more days, so maybe it will happen Thursday or Friday? Who knows?!

This morning I went for a long walk to hopefully get things moving just before my weekly OB appointment. Obviously I should have walked for a few more hours, because 50 minutes up hills didn't do a thing! Shortly after I got home, we got ready to go out to breakfast, went to my Dr.'s appointment and then the park. We were on our way home when we saw Owen starting to zone out in the backseat. Adam drove past our exit in hopes of him taking a nap, and I spontaneously told him to keep driving. We both had the day off and had nothing else planned for the day, so we headed about an hour and a half up north to Avila Beach (next to San Luis Obispo) for lunch.

Owen was surprised to wake up some where new and fun. There was a cool little pirate park he got to play in before we had lunch at a restaurant across from the beach. Once we got to the beach he of course wanted to strip down to nothing and be a "naked boy." There was about 10 minutes of crying and negotiating to keep his clothes on (mostly because it was a little chilly and windy out). Finally, we gave in and let him take it all off. He had a blast!On our way home, about 5 or 10 minutes down the road was Avila Valley Barn, a great little stop with fresh produce, canned local goods and lots of farm animals. Owen was in heaven! Like his mommy, he loves animals!

Since we didn't plan this trip, I didn't have my camera on me...rats. Lots of fun creative opportunities missed! These were all taken with Adam's i phone however. Glad we got to document part of the day at least! : )