Vacation Day 5 (6/21/12)

Dear Gage,

Today we decided to relax and spend our day out on the beach. Shortly after we got down to the beach, we saw our first beach critter: a crab. And we didn't just see one crab, we ended up seeing 4 or 5 during the course of the day. After we returned to the beach from our lunch break, we had a small crab camped out underneath our umbrellas. You were quite fascitated with the little creatures and weren't sure how to react. You would advance on one, and it was run the other way. You'd follow it and it would change directions. It was so cute watching you chase the crab around.

Our beach buddy

This afternoon after deciding we had enough of the beach, we packed up and came back to our little house. On our way back, we saw an ice cream truck and decided we had to patronize it. Daddy and Sissy got strawberry crunch bars, I got an orange cream sickle and you got a chocolate and vanilla ice cream bar. Once we got back to the room, we chowed down. I didn't get to eat mine and instead helped you eat yours. It was a nice, refreshing treat from a hot day out on the beach.

Waiting in  line at the ice cream truck

Yummy chocolate and vanilla

Sharing some of Daddy's ice cream

After ice cream, we took a fun dip in the pool. Tonight we decided to eat at home. We had left over green beans and cabbage from Tuesday night, along with some fresh fried squash, grilled zucchini, grilled turkey sausage and New York Strip. It was a wonderful dinner and you ate very well.

Thursday nights are celebrated in the harbor with a firework show, so once the sun started to set, we took off down the beach so we could catch the show. The harbor is about 6 miles from where we are staying, so we were hoping we would be able to see the fireworks. As we walked down the wooden walkway beside the beach, you were hollering, "Beach, beach, beach!" I'm glad you like that word and use it in the correct context, but it does sort of sound like a naughty word. So as you're screaming about the beach, we throw in a few comments like, "Yes, we're going to the beach. You're so excited about the beach." (just to clarify what you're saying). We got down onto the beach just in time to see the firework show. We were still pretty far away, but we could still see the show and enjoyed it just the same.

Today was a great day! I love you so much!

Mommy