Toes in the sand....

A couple weekends ago we took some family pictures down in the sand in Laguna Beach. My Dad had purchased a professional photo session a while back and we thought the boys were old enough now to try and pose for a sitting. It was hard to get both boys to look forward and smile when we were all sitting together, but we managed to get a couple of really great professional shots and of course we took advantage of the gorgeous setting and took a bunch of pictures on our cameras as well. We had a great time and it was really special for us since it was Ben's first time at the beach! He got his toes in the sand and felt the ocean for the first time. It was really cool to introduce him to something that was such a big part of my childhood - going to the beach practically every weekend in the summer. Here are some of my favorite shots from that evening....