Dropping your camera in the ocean is worse than dropping your phone in the toilet.

Hello again friends and family! Happy March!

Since last post....

Geo graduated intermediate school! You wouldn't know it though, he's pretty dumb (and we say that in the most loving way possible).

Hannah finished her bellydancing class! It was a lot of fun, so she's thinking about doing it again (especially since she's not that great at it!)

The last week of February, we decided to take a day trip to the coastal town of Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA. Known for being the most dog friendly city - Geo of course tagged along. Our first stop was the dog beach! Geo was adequately freaked out by the surf and we had to really bribe him to get him to play in the water. He was not about to run in on his own! Geo wasn't the only one caught off guard by the water...while taking pictures, Hannah realized that the water had come up higher and the shoes were floating away! In a mad scramble to retrieve all of our stuff before it floated off to Japan, Hannah dropped the camera into the ocean. Ooops! It still worked temporarily after the incident (but as you can see the photos got foggier and foggier) but after we left the beach it refused to turn on again. So we don't have many pictures to share this time. Nick took a few on his phone. We'll try to share those once we figure out how to get them off!

The dog beach was an off leash beach...but we kept Geo hooked up. We released him once and ended up running after him like idiots (very reminiscent of Marley and Me).
After the beach we had a charming seafood lunch and wandered around the town. It reminded us a lot of Frankenmuth, MI. The buildings had a very fairy-tale feel about them and there were TONS of art galleries (we can't figure out how they haven't gone under yet!). Of course in true California style even the small charming towns are complete with their Louis Vuitton and Tiffany stores....

To complete our day we drove the scenic 17-Mile drive. It's a beautiful coastal drive that takes along golf courses with gorgeous views (ie. Pebble Beach), enormous homes, and lots of seals!!! We can't imagine the cost of living there!

That's pretty much the only excitement since last time - we'll have another update coming soon with Hannah's birthday and all!