Life's a Beach: Take Two

Saturday was a "No work for Daddy!" day, as Sophie and Greg like to call it, so we headed out to the beach together. Weekday evenings are just a little too short to make the haul there, unload all the beach gear, get wet, get dry, get the sand off, get changed, and get home in time for a bath before bed. So, we took advantage of a free Saturday morning and took Daddy to the beach. It was actually a fairly cloudy, windy, cool day, so only a little swimming occurred after we got warmed up at the really cool park nearby.

Since it was nearly lunch time when we finally ventured into the water, I didn't bother to get my suit on. I left the swimming to Greg while I took some pictures. He said he wondered how long I'd stall before I didn't have to go in the water at all. I was just trying to let the kids focus on him and get some quality bonding time with him...plus, I do this all the time...alone...and the water was cold.

Sophie showed off her "swimming" moves.

She had a great time splashing Daddy. Never mind the fact that she flips out if you do it to her.

Owen liked splashing too.

See? They had a great time! What did I need to get wet for??

After 20 minutes of swimming (they would have been finished by the time I got back from changing anyway), we finished off with a picnic.

I believe Owen was foraging for crumbs down there.