Taking Pictures at the Beach

My sister had to come to California and so she brought Payton and Owen along with her. Graham had such a great time playing with his cousins. He loves to just stare at them! Payton is such a good little "mother" and she always wanted to take care of him. It was so cute and so much fun to spend time with them. We had a brilliant idea to get the kids all dressed up and take them down to the beach to take some pictures. Unfortunately, the kids all have a mind of their own and it didn't quite come out as we planned. But we got a couple good shots and Graham got his first taste of sand, so all in all it was a great trip!

Graham was just fascinated with Payton and Owen. He was always staring at them, like he is in this picture.

Payton is giving Graham a little kiss, she was always kissing and hugging him!

Here they are playing together.

I think she loves her cousin, Baby Graham!

Here we are in the car going to the beach. I got a great smile from Graham!

A quick change of clothes so Graham could match Payton and Owen. Here he is hanging out with Dad.

He was definitely stylin'.

Owen loved the sand! I think that was the first problem, the beach is just way too much fun!

Graham was a little tired, so he just wanted to curl up on daddy's shoulder.

Now here are the pictures that I got on my camera. I think Amy got some good shots. We just couldn't get them to all smile at the same time! Owen wanted to dig, Payton wanted to dig, and Graham just wanted to eat the sand. :)

This would have been cute if I wasn't in the picture.

This is probably the best that I have.

Well, they are still cute!

Then we tried to get just some pictures of Graham alone. He still just wanted to eat the sand! :)

Our family shot.

Munch, munch. Yummy sand!

Finally, a smile!

Sitting on Grandma's lap.

Grandma with Payton and Graham, Owen just wanted to dig!

Another family shot.

So pretty! It was such a beautiful day in January!

My mom and sister with Payton and Owen.

This would have been a great shot if it wasn't for the two bikini girls in the background.

What a perfect day! Better luck next time!