A Saturday in Manhattan Beach

A few weeks ago, I got invited to a Baby Shower for a friend up in Manhattan Beach and we had a wedding reception in Redondo Beach that night, so we decided to make a day of it and check out the area. While I was at the shower, Brad and Libby got to cruise the beach and had some good, quality father-daughter bonding time (as if they even needed it - those two are thick as thieves!).

Libby chilling on the sand - her favorite place to be!
They ended up walking past 2 city piers on their escapade and were quite exhausted by the time they picked me up. But what a beautiful day it was!

Perhaps not Libby's most flattering picture, but it's great for showing off her duck-fuzz, as we like to call it. It's even crazier now! We took her on a walk around the lake recently and we decided she MUST be related to all the little goslings and ducklings waddling around - their heads are identical! You just can't resist running your hand through it!

Between the shower and the reception we went to a cool park and Libby had fun on the slides and swings with her dad. It started getting really cold, though, and we were both jealous of her blanket to wrap up in.

Then we fed the ducks for awhile (actually, TRIED to feed the ducks but the stupid seagulls kept nabbing all our goods!) until it got too cold and we couldn't hack it anymore. Don't mind the totally not matching jacket I have on - I stole it from Brad.

We finished off the day at Sydnie's wedding reception. Libby loves her Grammy...and Mr. Bunny! It was fun to see so many family members and we wish Sydnie the best as she and her husband head off to Japan for 3 years. All in all, it was a great day in the LA area.