Live life to the fullest and be beautiful!
Hello and Merry Christmas!
I can’t believe it’s the holiday season already. We’ve been so
busy and the time has just flown by so quickly! It’s been a very
eventful year for the Robbins family, for sure. We hope you are
doing well and enjoying this most wonderful time of year.
We recently moved into our beautiful new house in San Clemente
just blocks from the beach. Since we moved in, we’ve seen some of
the most beautiful sunsets from our gorgeous back deck. It’s like a
tropical fantasy back there with hibiscus, bougainvillea, and
palms. Just an explosion of color! The built-in bar and pizza oven
is getting some serious use, too, let me tell you.
The kids are stoked to be so close to the beach and the boys are
surfing every day. Little Zoe recently started tagging along with
them. She says she’s bored with ballet, but she still wears her
pink tutu everywhere. Kids sure are funny, aren’t they?
Anyway, it seems like Zoe wants to be a little surfer girl.
Don’t tell, but Santa is bringing her a new pink board for
Christmas! What a lucky girl!
We’ve been so excited to watch Jaxon and Rex fall in love with
surfing. They just keep getting better and better! We can’t wait to
see them make the most of everything that San Clemente has to
offer. The waves really are awesome here.
Jaxon recently won his first QS heat up in Morro Bay and he’s
been shredding the NSSA contests. This year, he started online
school, so he can put even more time into his surfing. He’s just so
dedicated. We’re sure his hard work is going to pay off and he’ll
be picking up sponsors in no time. Who wouldn’t want to support
such an amazing young man!
Rex is our little daydreamer, and he’s coming along a little
more slowly than his older brother. He likes live in his own world.
Just last weekend, we drove to Rincon for a family surf day, and of
course, Rex forgot to bring his wetsuit. We do love him, and
fortunately, Jaxon brought a spare. It didn’t fit super well, but
at least Rex got to get out there and surf.
This past year, Rex won his first ever NSSA event, which was a
huge step forward for him. When he focuses, he’s a real winner!
We’re confident he’s going to grow into his talent. He’s just going
to take his time about it and that’s okay. We have to meet our kids
where they are, amiright?
As for little Zoe, well, she’s definitely over her ballet phase.
She’s gotten really excited about surfing and always seems to want
to do whatever her brothers are doing. Fortunately, they’re pretty
patient with her and there’ve only been a few tantrums. Okay, maybe
a lot of tantrums, but that’s just growing up!
Zoe looks super cute in her pink wetsuit standing on the front
of her dad’s surfboard. In fact, Paul bought a new SUP just so that
he could surf with Zoe, and they’ve been getting so many great
waves together. They make the whole lineup smile, that’s for sure.
Zoe definitely has great balance already and we’re pretty sure
she’s going to turn into a beautiful longboarder. Gotta start ‘em
young, that’s for sure.
Santa is bringing me a new camera and tripod for Christmas so I
can record all our family memories. I can’t wait to show you all
the kids’ awesome surf clips. It’s a hard job but someone has to do
it! I feel so privileged to support their ambitions and I have to
say, hanging out at the beach all day is pretty great.
And as a bonus, since Jaxon started surfing seriously, I’ve
gotten so good at Instagram. It’s all about the algorithm, you
know. So, I’ve started my own online business, too, and it’s simply
thriving! Check out
forabeautifullife.com and I’d love to have you follow
me on Instagram. It’s growing so fast and I’m so excited to see
where it all leads.
Meanwhile Paul has been super busy with his consulting business,
but not so busy that he can’t spend time in the lineup coaching
Jaxon and Rex. He’s also been helping them figure out their boards
and their surfing has improved so much just from getting the right
dimensions — I guess, that’s what it is, anyway! Surfing is so
complicated! — under their feet. Paul’s just such the perfect surf
dad and we’re all so lucky to have him.
Oh, and I almost forgot our awesome family vacation to Baja this
past summer. I only got a little sick from eating some raw
vegetables, but how was I supposed to go an entire two weeks
without kale? That’s just too much to ask. The boys got some fun
waves right out in front of the resort and other than the
unfortunate kale incident, the food was scrumptious. I especially
enjoyed the spa and I’d love to go back next year.
But we’ve also been dreaming of a trip to Indo, so that might
mean postponing Baja. Paul’s been scoping out the zones with the
best waves and I’m sure he’ll come up with another amazing
adventure for us. The boys are excited to push their skills in
better surf, so the timing couldn’t be better. I can’t wait!
Santa is bringing the whole family ebikes for Christmas, so
we’ll be zipping around town in no time. The boys are going to be
at Trestles every day now. It’s going to be so amazing to see their
talents develop — and it looks like Zoe is right behind them.
I do hope your family has a wonderful Christmas and a happy and
healthy new year. Live life to the fullest and be beautiful!
Love from the Robbins Family
Paul, Jade, Jaxon, Rex & Zoe
