According to my calendar it is spring. There are bits of Easter candy on the counter and fresh white blossoms on the cherry trees outside my window. However, there is a noticeable lack in the quantity of sunshine. Turns out that spring in Seattle is just a nice way of saying "more winter." Frankly, I'm against it.

That's why my family and I will be returning to Los Angeles this summer. It's time to put the "beach" back in my "life is a ______" t-shirt. This also means that I need to buy more t-shirts.

In fact, we're going to need a whole new familial wardrobe.

Less of this:

And more of this:

I have a feeling that we'll revisit this topic between now and the move, so for now we'll just talk swimwear for the boys. And by "talk" I mean here are three pairs of trunks that we're considering (they picked the Star Wars):