Day at the Carmel beach

After spending just a few minutes at the Carmel beach with Jinansh and Priya during the July 17th weekend, we had decided that we will come back soon and spend more time there.

So, today, when Gaurav skipped his biking practice, he decided to have fun with kids and what better fun than going to the beach? Kavya was all excited. We called up few friends to see if they would like to join, but since this was a last minute plan, everyone had some other commitment/plans. But we decided to go anyways. Initially, we were planning to have lunch at the beach, but since we got little late, we had lunch at home and then left around 1:00. Reached there by 2:15 and spread the mat and laid down the sand toys. We had decided to let the kids do whatever they wanted and not scold or dictate too much. Kavya and Ishaan enjoyed playing in the sand. The weather was perfect. After some time, Kavya and Gaurav headed for the water. Although it was cold at first, Kavya soon got comfortable and she jumped with the waves. She wanted to get fully wet and since we don't go to the beach very often, we allowed her to do so. I then took Ishaan in the water. He first resisted, but then he wanted to be on his own and run around. After falling a couple of times and getting wet, I took him back and changed him. Soon, there after, Kavya and Gaurav got back and Kavya changed too. We enjoyed some light snacks and then blew bubbles and played with beach ball.

It was getting little cold. So, we decided to leave around 5:00.
Although, we only spent about 3 hours at the beach, it seemed plenty and worth while. Should definitely plan something similar more frequently. The drive back was long due to traffic jam. It took us over 2 hours to get home.. But all in all, we had a nice time at the beach.

Here are the pictures :