On December 29th and 30th we visited our friends, the Detchemendy-Eides, at their house in Carmel. As you can tell from this photo, it was terrible.
We spent the afternoon at the beach where the kids built structures and played around and the adults chatted and relaxed. Terrible, I tell you!
I mean, just look at poor Finn and Julia.
And this sunset!
When it got too cold to stay at the beach, we walked home and had a delicious dinner.
The next morning, Christina and I got out for a walk (and a pastry, shhhhh), while Chris and Bruce went out for their runs. The kids were happy to be home hanging out.
Later we all went to Point Lobos Nature Reserve for a hike. It was our first time there, and it was beautiful.
After the hike, we made a trip to a local restaurant for some steaming bowls of pho before packing up and heading home. A really lovely little getaway to end the year.