Well, its official: summer is over! We took advantage of a couple of amazing "Indian Summer" days and took the kids to the Delaware coast. Brian was just finishing a 10 day leave from work (he totally needed some time off!), and we wanted to make the most of it. Who would have known that we would have 80 degree days in the middle of October?! We packed up the car and after about 2.5 hours arrived at the beach. We found a cute little hotel right on the dunes and were lucky to get a room in front with a view. The kids couldn't get their lunch down fast enough and were begging to get out to the water. How is it that kids have such high endurance for such cold water??? I think it must be the excitement and pure joy that is in them when facing the magnificence of the ocean! They were quite content with their buckets and one shovel for about 3 hours when Daddy announced that he must eat some dinner! I have a feeling they would have stayed out to play on the sand until they fell asleep! I found such a peace sitting in my "mommy chair" watching my children enjoy themselves. The next morning after breakfast we attempted a nice walk, but Riley must have heard me say "beach swim" instead of "walk"!! He just couldn't comprehend that you can actually walk next to the water without going in it!! I pray a beach house is in my future!!
A beautiful horseshoe crab gliding across the sand during out walk!
Riley was never satisfied unless the bucket was completely full to the top!
They never got tired jumping waves!
Brianna is a beach girl in the making! After only one afternoon, her skin was tanner and her hair blonder!
Riley is very serious about his sand castles! He and Daddy built them and then Riley spent a lot of time looking for rocks to put on top of them!
that's Brianna laying in the water in the background!
