Simply Sandy

By 8am our chairs were set up

in the least seaweed infested area,

a thick lather of sunscreen was applied

and sand toys were scattered in a

1/2 mile radius! 

This was Dan's first time at the beach.

Probably his first time playing in the sand too.

And after a minute of investigating he was hooked.

Freedom to crawl every where

and explore every inch of the beach...

He was in heaven!!

And it being Keira's first time at the beach,

we were prepared for any type of drama

she might throw at us,

but she loved the beach just like

her brothers and sisters!

Ben took a few lessons from mom

on proper castle building.

By learning the best sand to use

and the art of lifting the bucket so

the house wouldn't fall over.

Larry loved teaching the girls how to

lay on their belly's and

kick really hard to keep up with a wave.

We were grateful for the little waves and

the obvious lack of dangers like "rip tides"

that the beaches we grew up with had.

Five kids is difficult enough to watch

without nature taking a beating on them.

Body Surfing Specialists!

The fun part was watching the schools

of little fish swim by and

the random jumping fish within an

arms length away!

Dan even learned to grab handfuls of sand

and place it into his sand toy.

Then he would dump it out all over himself.

In other words...being dirty

was AWESOME!

With a strong hand to hold Keira

played in the water too.

Even the seaweed didn't bother her.

Surprised?

I was!

She loved a little 1 on 1 time

with mom and she jumped over

all the waves.

But there came a time,

when babies need naps

and our belly's were aching for

substance, so we sauntered

on back to the house.

And with the Wii

and XBOX Kinect

we were set to entertain

kids of all ages! 

Not surprising that children of mine

would fall in love with the

dancing games.

They had some serious talent!