A Day at the Beach

Yesterday we took a day trip to Ocean Shores. It was the perfect day to go. When we got there, it was in the 80's so the water felt so good! I don't ever remember going to a beach (in WA) when it was that warm on shore.

The boys didn't like the sand on their feet much at first. It took a bit of getting used to. We got everyone on board to head toward the water and with the first very small wave (if you could even call it a wave) knocked Ethan over and scared Emren half to death. After that, the two of them stayed far away from the ocean. Unless we were dragging them toward the water, kicking and screaming, they stayed far up on shore.

It was baffling to me since those two are the die-hard bath buddies. They would take 5 baths a day if they could and hate getting out of the water every single night. I was kind of disappointed but I can't expect them to be super troopers every time we try something new. I still love you boys.

Elijah got brave a few times and ventured out with us. When it would get too much up his shins though, he would turn around and make his way back up shore. I'm proud of him for being cautious and brave at the same time.

We had beautiful weather, soft sand, buckets and shovels, yummy food, a kite, football and Frisbee...what more could you want? Daddy, Mommy and Auntie Katie had fun anyway. The boys had moments of fun too.

Emren didn't want to leave Daddy's arms.

Not a good pic but hey, we were glad to be there.

Ethan was happy building sandcastles...yay!

Happy Beach Day!

Just wanted to put this pic in so we can remember how everything really went down. Note Emren clinging to Daddy's leg because he didn't want the sand on his feet. I think between the three boys, there was crying 70% of our beach visit.

My wonderful, whiny boys!

My happy 'Lijah Bear!

He LOVED digging sand and plopping it into the bucket of water.

Life is not complete without some Matchbox cars.

Ethan and Daddy's attempts at kite flying.

Auntie Katie and Mommy tried their darnedest too, but with no luck.

I'm sure it was a funny sight to see though. We had fun!

Go Ethan!

'Lijah getting in on the action.

We will definitely try this again next year. I'm not giving up on them yet. I love being able to do new things with my family...one of my favorite things in life. I love you, dear family!