Brighton state Park!

One of our favorite things to do as a family is go to the ocean and beach. I love it! Since Ron has been working in San Jose we weren't to far from there. On the Tuesday we were there we decided to go. We ended up at Brighton State Park. Our original plan was to go to the boardwalk in Santa Cruz but when we got there and drove up to it we just weren't feeling it. So We drove a little farther past Santa Cruz and came upon Brighton State Park. I'm really glad we stopped there. It wasn't as crowded.

When we got there it appeared to be feeding time for the birds. There were many brown pelicans flying over head. It was really cool to see them all of a sudden just drop and dive right into the water. They were splashing all over the place. Me being an animal and nature enthusiast it was fascinating to watch.

This is a seal that kept poking his nose out of the water. There were a couple of them and they were so cute!

This was Jaden's second time to the beach and he still wasn't so sure about it. He once again was fussy most of the time. A few times he would settle for a minute to look around. I think he got over whelmed because he was tired. We were hoping he would nap in the car but he is the only baby I have ever known who does not sleep in the car. He loves to look around instead. Even though he is exhausted he rarely sleeps in the car. But we had fun snuggling while we were there.

Apparently the waters were full of something yummy because hundreds of thousands of birds came out of no where covering the surface of the ocean. They had joined the pelicans for feeding time. It was an incredible sight! Almost a bit earie as well. They swarmed all over. From where we were sitting it looked like a black blanket had covered the ocean.

The pelicans would swarm and fly right over Jaxen. They seemed undaunted that he was there. He stood and watched in amazement. As amazed as he was though, it didn't keep him from digging in the sand. That's one of his favorite things to do.

It was really a great night, despite Jaden's crying and fussing, it was still so wonderful to be there. I look forward to our next time at the beach!