You Get What You Pay For

Yesterday the whole family (we have two family visitors in town this week) went out to the beach. We went to Fort Ord Dunes State Park. It was so beautiful out there and I love the walk to the beach. You have to walk through a valley between two big sand dunes. There are plenty of pieces of driftwood out there to sit on and get comfortable. The kids wore bathing suits and tried to brave the cold water, but mainly played in the sand and enjoyed trying to dig to China.

The adults had the most fun. We had bought an awesome kite from REI before heading out. I was a little hesitant about the price of the kite. The most I have ever paid for a kite is probably $10, but I wanted a really cool kite like you see all the other people flying. REI is awesome about returns, so I was willing to take a chance on the kite. We ended up paying $57 for the Jazz stunt kite...not the most expensive one, but not the cheapest.

I am sure you can find this kite online or somewhere else cheaper, but we are fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants kind of people and we wanted to fly a kite THAT day. All you planners out there can do some price comparisons. Anyway, I had an awesome time flipping and zooming this kite at the beach. It would make all these great noises as it zoomed through the air. It had two lines and was for beginners, so it was very fun to learn how to control it in the air. It was a kite dream come true. I have always hassled with kites and run as fast as I could to make them get air, but this one was so easy. I guess you really do get what you pay for. Now I am thinking about the more expensive one for the next trip. Just saying and praying!