I Love T'Ocean

Traditionally this would be our week at the beach...if it was our year to go, which it is not. So in order to help ease my yearning to be there I decided to post pictures and share some of my beach house highlights through the years.I've been going to San Clemente California since 1968 (I was 10). Mike and I spent our honeymoon there in 1977. In 1984 we started going to the beach house at Capistrano Beach just down the sand from San Clemente. Here we are on the San Clemente pier with our three little boys. Andy (6), Jeffrey (4), and Jeremy (9 1/2 months).
These are our three boys and Ashleigh in 1989 pictured with children of two of my cousins. This was Ashleigh's first of two trips to the beach house.
Upon our arrival in 1999 we discovered this huge log that had washed ashore. It became a great playground toy for the cousins and a great photo shoot for the parents. Granma and Granpa are somewhere in the middle of all those kids.Here we are on our "front porch" in 2001. This was Kristin's second trip to the beach house, and Caitlin's third.In 2003 Mike and I spent a week at the Beachcomber in San Clemente. We drove over to Beach Road and parked at the public beach parking lot then walked along the private beach 'til we came to the beach house. I was happy to see it was unoccupied.Our family in our "front yard" in 2005. This was Melissa's first trip to the beach house, Emily's second, Adam's second and Zach's first.Follow the sand for a couple of miles and there you'll find our beach.Caitlin and Mike walking on the San Clemente pier in 2007. In the distance you can see both the Beachcomber and the Sea Horse (where we spent our honeymoon).

These pictures represent only some of the years we've spent at the beach house. We have a lot of memories at the beach and I'm going to ramble off a few "one liners" for the family. Family talent night, bon fires, the hokey pokey, Mr. Roboto, walks along the pier eating ice cream cones, watching sunsets from the pier, the occasional glimpse of Catalina Island, jr. lifeguards jumping off the pier, dolphins playing in the water, going to sleep and waking up to the sound of t'ocean, golfing, eating at "The Fisherman", "When are we going to the store Trix...?", peanut butter..."and jelly?", has anybody seen Chris's sunscreen?, buying Cadbury's at "The Best of Britain", toe rings and ankle bracelets, David missing the tram at Disneyland, Grunyens at midnight, rocks, boogey boarding, "The Price is Right", Jeremy's stangulated two wood, church ball, "Wicked", the buses with snow on top, going to the movies, watching "Jaws", morning walks down Beach Road, trains, Granma's Ulster fry, Pickup Stix, family testimony meeting, good food, Ralph's grocery store, Dana Point, "We're here for the week..."
So many, many memories. I vote for next year!!!! All in favor???