First Beach Trip

Today, we planned on going to the beach with our friends but it just didn't work out. So we decided to go anyway (we missed you F family). We chose Anastasia Island State Park and it was beautiful; hot but beautiful. Katherine is almost 3 1/2 and today was her first trip to the beach. She loved it.

She loved watching movies on the way over there.

She loved running on the boardwalk.























Her first look at a real live beach!


















We couldn't keep her close to us. She loved running on the beach.


















Nathan was close to nap-less so he preferred one-on-one contact the whole time. I'm sure the ocean can be scary for a first trip.





















































































Katherine enjoyed playing in a little wade pool, looking for sea shells, venturing out into the big waves with Daddy's help, eventually jumping over the waves with Mommy's help and chasing after the seagulls.

























































It was a fabulous day.


















When we got home, as you can imagine we were all grossified. Here's a picture of little man covered in bananas, apples, sweet potatoes with turkey and mixed vegetables with chicken. Also included was a nice mixture of sunscreen, sand in uncomfortable places and salty hair. The rinse-off showers at the park don't do much justice in the field of "cleaning"; I'm convinced they're more for "appeasing" mothers for the ride home.


















And then to top it all off, my big helper rinsed off all the bottle parts I washed, put them away and helped me make brownies for tomorrow's celebration. She couldn't wait for me to pour the batter into the pans. Hmmmm, wonder why.


















Today gave so many opportunities to teach her. There was a nature lesson (beach), a history lesson (Independence Day), a mathematics lesson (baking), more I just can't remember and the usual barrage of why questions. I enjoyed today immensely.

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On another note: little lady has started noticing differences in people's appearance and we've stepped into the realm of breath-holding when she is encountered with obvious physical differences. Some comments made in the last couple of days:

From the sound-proofed comfort of the inside of our car:
K: Mommy, that man has big boobies.

When talking to another man who loves her dearly, she said to him:
K: You have a big tummy.

And when she sees me enjoying a soft drink, she'll ask:
K: Mommy, is that the drink that makes your hiney smaller?