Beach Fun

I took the girls to the beach on Melanie's birthday. I thought it would be a fun outing and my sister really wanted to go while she was here visiting. Friday was our best bet... SO.... off we went! First our quest for sand toys didn't go so great and we ended up getting some very overpriced (yet very cool) sand toys from Target. (Sigh) Oh well! The last time we went to the beach the girls didn't want much to do with the water - so I figured this trip would be more of the same story. BOY WAS I WRONG!! Julia took off (literally) to the water once we got settled. No regard for whether or not anyone was there with her or watching her. It scared me to death! Melanie loved "wading" in the ocean and feeling the waves come up on the shore. Jocelyn got quite a bit of time with the girls in the water and jumped waves as they got closer to the shore. I spent some time in the water with them and tried to help them make a bit of a sandcastle (that they continued to destroy). Mostly I was just so excited looking out to the horizon and thinking of how soon my husband will be crossing it to get home!


This girl got stuck in her diaper - soaked it (OF COURSE)- and still got most of her enjoyment from playing in the sand. She didn't eat much of it this time around.... watch out North Carolina - JULIA is on her way next month!


We even got to bury Aunt Jocelyn and I think the girls had a pretty fun time at that!! It's fun now that they are a bit older and can appreciate/enjoy the little things.



It was great fun and we were able to scoot out of there before it got too crowded (or hot).