Newport Fun

The kids and I headed to Newport for a couple days of the holiday weekend. Joe stayed home to watch the neighbors dogs and have some "down" time. :-)

We got up early this morning to hit the annual Labor Day sale at the sporting goods store. We've gone every year to stock up on our snowboarding gear since this sale can't be beat! 60% off all winter gear is just too good to pass up.

The kids are so excited about their new boards! We were able to transfer over 2 sets of bindings, and they can all wear their boots from last year, so it made for a great deal. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!

Now we just have to wait for winter to come!! With the 107 degree temperatures inland, it seems like it might be a while!

Then it was time to hit the beach. The fog was SOOO thick! I can't believe it is September, it felt like January. The kids didn't really care though. They had fun "sledding" on their boards, and then put on their wetsuits and hit the waves, while we sat in the chairs wrapped in our towels.

Luckily the waves weren't too big since you couldn't even see them coming. The water was a VERY chilly 58 degrees!

Zoe and Grandpa had fun working on a sandcastle...

Finally the fog burned off about 1:30pm and the day turned out to be gorgeous! The water was still cold, but at least the sun was out! We even came home with some pink, sun-kissed skin.

Not sure if we will luck out with any more sun this weekend, but I'm sure we'll make up for it when we go home!