Not a Fake

I have to inform all who read this blog that the above picture is not a fake. This Christmas scene was there when we arrived at the beach this morning. And we went sand sledding with friends...say what? The city uses large bulldozers to grade the sand into large mounds to protect the remainder of the beach from Winter tide (which happens to bring significantly larger waves and tide), which in turn brings out kids - and their parents! - to sled down these large mounds on boogie boards. I must say this form of sledding was much better since it could be done in shorts and did not result in frozen body parts! We are definitely soaking in the Southern California culture while we are here!