This is the Newport Temple. Natalie told us that the people of Newport donated all of the money to build it. The temple was so busy we could not do all that we wanted to do.
We loved walking the temple grounds. So many places to take pictures. I can imagine how beautiful it is at night.
Wish I could capture the beauty here. Every place we look is a great place for a picture.
After leaving the temple, we drove to the Laguna Beach to eat. We ate at Gina's Pizza. Gavin told us that it was the best pizza ever. He was right. We changed our clothes in the bathroom and now we are ready to eat and have another fun day at the beach.
This is Thousand Steps Beach. It is Natalie and Gavin's favorite beach. Natalie was waiting until she thought we could walk up and down all of the steps. Yes, there were a lot of steps. A few years ago, we could not have managed it. But after knee surgery, it is a piece of cake. Ha ha! The scenery is just beautiful. The greenery as we walk down the stairs is so thick. There were so many mansions overlooking the ocean. They have a great view also. But they have to walk down steps to get to the beach just like we do. They do have there own stairs and elevator/gurney type things though. They call it Thousand steps, but we thought only 180.
We love playing on the beach. I try to get pictures of Gavin without him knowing it. He is a great sport to put up with me.
We all walked over to one corner of the beach to watch the waves come in. There is water coming down the hillside and makes the hillside green. Oh, Mike, this is so great. I love being here with you.
Natalie is following with her camera and taking our pictures and our footprints in the sand. You should see all of our pictures that we have. That is why my blog is so long. It is so hard to choose. I have deleted so many. I love the digital camera. Wish we would have had one when you kids were little. I am thankful you all have one now for your families. It would be so neat to have all of you here to get pictures. I feel guilty when you call and ask what we are doing today. Every day is like a holiday for us. I love Mike's retirement.
We love playing with each other. The water is too cold for us. But there were people in wetsuits and surfing gear. Maybe in the fall we will join them.
Mike turned his head, and Gavin hurried and kissed Natalie. He didn't know that I was behind and took a picture. I have seen them kiss before so I wasn't shocked.
"This is the life." No, we are not going to be getting a suntan but the sun just feels good. So great just watching the waves splash on the sand. I loved this beach. I can see why Natalie wanted us to come.
Is this one of those "retirement sucks" days Mike? He said that to us one day as he was sitting on Natalie's love sack playing a game on his Ipod. It was about the funniest thing we had heard him say. It is better than a movie quote.
At the end of our busy day, we drove to Dana Point and looked at the sailboats and yaughts. The harbor was beautiful with the lights. On our way home we drove through the mountains. It reminded us of driving through the Jackson pass. It is so beautiful here.
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