Beach 2009

We had a wonderful time at the beach this year.  

Well, we always have a good time.  The trip 

down was wonderful and before we knew it 

we were breathing the ocean air.  It was great.  

Ethan was very excited about the beach, he'd been

 talking about going to catch crabs for days.  

(he remembered this from the year before)

Ethan wasn't sure about the sand on his hands at first. 

 He hated being sandy and we kept telling him that 

at the beach you are going to get sandy.  

Eventually he relaxed a little but he still liked

 to wash his hands.  He loved going in the water 

and jumping over the waves.  We found 

quite a few shells and he was thrilled with each one. 

 But, I think the highlight of the trip for Ethan was

 crab hunting.  He was so excited to be out in the 

dark looking for crabs.

Owen tolerated the beach.  He didn't like the water

 on his toes, that made him cry.  He didn't seem to

 like the bright light and on very windy days he 

would cry.  But, he did love to go walking in the

 evenings with us.  I think it was the cool weather, 

the sound of the waves, and being carried.  

I'm sad that our trip is over for another year, but am looking forward to next year to see Owen's reaction.