Annenberg Community Beach House

Hal's mom is such a resourceful mama. Rebekah found the Annenberg Community Beach House.(Annenberg money of TV Guide fame.)

I am sure it will be our favorite hangout until the last days of summer. We have 2 theories: 1) it looks so fancy that most people assume it is pricey and private and drive past it. 2) its so new the word hasn't gotten out yet.

This modern architectural gem sits adjacent to the ridiculously gorgeous Marion Davies Beach House (Built by Hearst for his mistress.) I haven't gotten to tour it yet, but it's so beautiful and petite, it seems like a cake. At least to me it does, I want to take a bite.
The facilities are SUPER clean. There is a pool (you have to pay for that). There is also an impossibly cute cafe on the beach with good food. There is pier access to the beach and a children's playground in the sand. Nico had so much fun. We got there at 2 for lunch. Played for hours in the water, and to avoid traffic, we stayed and had dinner there too! We left at 7, Nico kicking and screaming all the way.This Santa Monica community space is why people live in Southern California.

Who's Zoomin Who

We hit the beach yesterday with the gals. Stephanie coordinated a Zuma beach playdate. Nico loved it from the moment he got there. It was nice knowing I could let him run and there was little mischief to be found on the sandy shores. He kept screaming "agua!" at the sea. We sat in front of a cool old food stand. We saw a dolphin, well at least the adults did. Nico's fever kicked in while we were there so we had to cut the date a bit short, but it was well worth it. And it was only a 45 minute drive to the PCH. Thanks to Audrey, Deets and Will for sharing their snacks. Thanks for letting Nico hang with the big kids.

Wil and Nico at Zuma
Deets and Audrey in beach gear

Soyoung checks out the kites that Deets and Wil were flying