Thursday, September 8, 2011

Summer Vacation Part 2: Johnson's Beach

While in Windsor, we made a few stops at Johnson's Beach.  And by "beach" we mean the blocked off part of the Russian River, the waterfront at which we played as children as displayed below.  (Picture circa 1987.  I loved that yellow swimsuit.)
 
And now we bring our kids here.  Ah, the circle of life. 
 There's the ol' snack shack on the right.  The water level was a bit low, so there was plenty of beach and shallow water to play in.  It really is a pretty area; very non-Nevada.
 Far-Far and Sawyer
 On their way to the beach! (Okay, on their way to the car to then drive 20 miles to the water. Same thing.)
 The older girls hiding in the shade for a bit.  I'm sure we have a picture of the 3 of us at Johnson's beach 25 years earlier somewhere...
 
Curt and Lel rented a canoe and we took turns going out on it.  If you look closely (or click on the picture) you can see Curt and Kai paddling, and Leslie and 2 little heads--belonging to Soren and Carl--riding along.
The parents modeling the chairs.  You can see the boardwalk in the background.  See?  It is a beach!
Russell and Julia watching the little boys play.  The water really was perfect for them to play in.  The rocks instead of sand?  Not so comfortable for crawling around on.  Sorry, boys.
Aaah!  Looks like Ty and Soy are joined at the hip!  Don't worry--they're not.  They both were way into picking up rocks, occasionally putting them in their mouth, and driving cars/trucks over them.
This was right before we actually got in the water and swam to the other side.  It's been a long time since I've really been swimming and not just waded...I should probably do that more often!
My mom and Ty-ty playing on the shore.
So Tina may or may not have forgotten a swim diaper for Soren, but she figured he'd be fine for a bit in a regular one.  Turns out, those suckers really do absorb a lot of water!  So much, in fact, that the absorbent stuff can't all be contained!  Gross.
(Side note: pictures were taken over our 2 days at the water.)

1 comment:

  1. You look fabulous! I love your swimsuit, and I really like the picture of You, Leslie, and Tina all together.

    Also, your posts aren't boring, I think we're all just jealous.

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