While we were on our hike, I told the kids we were on a very important mission...we were searching for a few dried up tree branches or twigs so we can put up the perfect organic "Charlie Brown" Christmas tree. As soon as they heard that, it made our hike even more interesting!
From a distance, the lagoon doesn't look like much
But up close, it's really quite a serene environment
Bailey, who is also our God daughter and the tomboy of the two
For such a city girl like moi, it was an awesome feeling to be this close to nature, surrounded by tall grass and trees, birds and water, yet having that safety net that in just a few steps, I'll be back in concrete jungle :-)
Cameron is the girly girl and got treated to a pedicure after this hike
Looking from across the lagoon, the dreamy homes in the village of St. Malo
Looks like the girls found something dead next to these twigs
Collecting all the branches and twigs getting ready to head back
The twigs??? Here they are...
As I get it ready to add homemade Christmas ornaments which I will reveal in my next post
This year, I promised mon cheri that instead of buying yet more Christmas decor, I'll instead enjoy mixing up my existing decorations with some found organic and handmade elements. Can't wait to show you what I come up with!
P.S.
For Thanksgiving, mon cheri et moi gave back to our community by joining the South Oceanside Turkey Trot. For a small donation, it benefits the public schools in Oceanside and at the same time, we got our morning exercise.
The last leg of the 5K walk was very beautiful (sorry for the bad photo though)
We did it...here we are with our medals
