Ocean

Saturday we went to the beach. It was so amazing to spend a beautiful day with my family in Lincoln City. On the way there we stopped at the Spirit Mountain casino and ate at the buffet that they had there. It was my first time there, but I had been hearing Nestor raving about it for the past three years. So finally we went and I have to say that it was the best buffet I have ever been to. It was actually really good food and there was a huge selection. Gabriel loved it so much. He sat next to me in his high chair all excited and clearly enjoying all the different foods. I could tell by all the 'yummy' noises and faces he made. Man, I love that kid.

Once we were at the beach it was a pretty big task to haul the small cooler, blankets, bag, and Gabriel all down to the shore with just the two of us. It took a while, but finally we found a spot relatively free of people. The good weather had the beach stocked with visitors. Gabriel enjoyed being outside and seeing the waves. He smiled the whole time and squealed a lot. He didn't want to get wet, but he laughed as we chased and ran away from the waves. I tried to get him to play in the sand with me, but when I set him down in it he started crying. Haha, I guess he didn't care for the feel of it. So he smiled the whole time as he crawled around on our blankets. At one point he crawled around the entire edge of the blankets careful not to touch the sand, but his little foot slipped off and onto the sand. He looked back at that foot with such a funny expression and then quickly reclaimed it from the sand. It was pretty funny. Mostly he spent his time digging his little fingers into the bag of chips we had out. He fed me some and drank some apple juice. We laughed and tickled and took pictures making silly faces. It was an amazing time.

The ocean was beautiful. The weather was incredible. Warm, sunny, and blue sky. No clouds. And as I laid out on the blanket with Nestor next to me and Gabriel crawling everywhere making joyful noises, I stared up at that big blue sky. I couldn't remember the last time I stared up into a sunny sky, and I wasn't sure if I had ever taken the time to stare into a cloudless sky. It was so breathtaking, so easy to get lost in the vast blue. Suddenly I realized I was so happy. So content. Life felt effortless and blissful. I love my life. I am so in love with Nestor, and my sweet baby boy. Life is so grand. I am so happy. God has blessed me so beyond what I could have ever asked for. He is a great God, and I thank Him for this time of blessings.