Fun at Little Corona

Backsides

Crab

Margo's feet

Avery in focus

Sand in focus. And cliché.

With rocks

Without

Bodies

On the move

Not on the move

Trending

Wading

Together

All to ourselves

Still all to ourselves

Having a moment

Sandy's back

Cousins' tops

Selfie with new sunglasses that would get washed out to sea the next day.

Little Corona

Ahhh, Little Corona. You are the best little beach. I love visiting you whenever we go to Grannie's house. I learned what an anemone is from you (and Marc). And now I am not allowed to touch them because there are conservationists patrolling the tide pools. Which is a good thing. But it's also too bad because there aren't too many things in life like jamming a finger inside a sticky belly button.

The view from the top of the hill obstructed by this amazing succulent.

Surrounded by multi-million dollar homes this rusty fence reminds us that even millions of dollars can't stop the salty sea from having its way with things.

Ferris

We read a fabulous book this year about the making of the Ferris wheel: Mr. Ferris and his Wheel by Kathryn Gibbs Davis. (Too bad I don't have a fabulous picture of this Ferris wheel.) Every time we took the ferry to the beach our kids would ask if we could go for a ride on the Ferris wheel. Finally we obliged and took a trip across the bay one evening. For a measly $16 we all got on for a ride. Adding our ferry rides to the total, this Ferris wheel adventure cost us $22. The sign advertises that it is quite possibly the best ride and most likely the longest ride a person will ever take. That second part is definitely true. I only know that it is the longest because it is the scariest Ferris wheel I have ever been on. Marc and I thought we were going to fall to our death from the moment we started moving until we stopped. The kids, of course, loved it and had no idea what kind of danger they were in. Margo just laughed at me when I shrieked which made our little car rock more.

Ferry

Riding to Newport Beach to take a ride on the Ferris wheel.

Sandy

Margo won the award at the family award night for being the sandiest. She was always covered with sand. I don't know how she could handle it. Just looking at her made me feel crazy. I love the beach but  by the end of a week there I have had all I can take of sand in my shoes, clothes, car, bed, food, hair, nooks and crannies.

Painted Nails and Snails

Painting nails is always a popular pass-time at family reunions. This year the cousins took painting to the next level and along with painting their own fingernails and toenails, they painted the snails that were hanging around outside on the patio.

Visiting Grannie

When we learned that Great-Grannie Wilson had a collapsed intestine and wasn't doing so well the family reunion was moved at the last minute from Oregon to Newport Beach. John and Crystal found a house big enough for all of us on Balboa Island and we all drove/flew to California for a week of hanging out with Grannie and suntanning at the beach. We took turns visiting Grannie every day, playing cards and reading stories with her. Perhaps it was all the love and support or just her iron will to live, but that collapsed intestine healed itself and Grannie is doing well.

Krispy Kreme

We always make a list of the things we want to do when in Utah. We never get to all of it. And this year was no exception. But we did not leave this time without going to Krispy Kreme.

We ordered a dozen at the counter. And received a free one for each of us. I forgot they did that.

This is what the box looked like by the time we got to State Street in Orem. Everyone had one and I had three. I did not feel well. And to be honest, the donuts didn't even taste as good as I remembered.

That did not stop me from eating more of them, but less of them, when we got home.

Not sure if I will add this to the list of places to go for next summer. As I write this I am thinking yes because I can't remember how disappointing it was and I'm having a midnight snack attack that I think could be satisfied with a famously warm and soft doughnut.

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