Charlie's First Trip to the Beach

The weather has been amazing this month and we have been dying to spend an afternoon on the beach! Today was the day! We waited for the end of naptime (Samuel didn't take a nap, which will be important in just a moment) and then packed the kids in the car. We got there, parked the car, got out and found Samuel asleep in his carseat. Charlie started fussing that he wanted to eat and then the raindrops came. We totally thought this was a bust. I decided to feed Charlie and see if we could wait it out. Success, the rain stopped, Charlie has a full belly, and Samuel was starting to wake up.

Samuel and Ryan loved playing in the sand, building a castle, running up to the water, and making footprints. Charlie dipped our toes in, realized it was WAY TOO COLD for even a toe dip and chilled in the beach chair for the remainder of the trip. I would say that today was the beginning to an amazing beach season! So excited for the afternoons to come!

RUNNING as fast as they can to the water. Samuel kept squealing "Mommy, look the ocean!"
Pure joy...not sure which is happier!
Charlie was thrilled to be there!
First dip in the ocean! I hope this little boy grows up to love the water as much as his daddy, brother and I do!

Building a castle
Watching the seagulls fly by
Charlie kept cooing and laughing at the water. Tried to get it on camera, this is the best I could get!

Jumping into daddy's footprints

Learning the amazing joy of sunbathing
I think he is pretty happy!



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