Summer: Wed., 7/25 (Bethany Beach)
Finally it rained, as the forecast had been predicting all week. Nothing torrential; but it was raining by the time we woke up in the morning, so we had a morning at home. No beach yoga, no beach. Andrew made pancakes for everyone. The kids played with new bouncy balls from Mom and Dad. We read Berenstain Bears books, worked on our giant puzzle.
Late in the morning, the rain stopped, so we went for a walk on the beach, which of course turned into more than just walking. The kids dug in the sand and looked at a horseshoe crab--alive--that washed up on shore. Andrew took Lucia into the ocean to jump some waves, and they wound up getting clobbered by a giant wave--really knocked down and spun around. Lucia, who ordinarily doesn't balk at being hit by a wave, balked at this one, bringing an end to the wave jumping. It started to rain again around this time, so we went back to the house a lunch of leftovers.
In the afternoon, we went to Candy Kitchen so the kids could spent the $5 each that Mom had given them. They selected their candy and then we went to play mini golf again (which the kids all love so much). We spent the late afternoon as we'd spent the morning, just hanging out at the house, reading and playing. We had another pan of Mom's shells for dinner, and all three kids spent the meal telling jokes (or trying to tell them). All of Greta's "jokes" involved Pot Belly ("Why does everyone love Pot Belly? Because he's so cute!"). Lucia came up with a couple of good ones--"What game do ghosts play on Halloween? TaBOO!" After dinner we went to the boardwalk and got funnel cakes for dessert. Lucia and Greta had never had a funnel cake before and loved them (who doesn't love a funnel cake?).
After bedtime, we once more played a few rounds of Code Names. We're all getting into it.
Late in the morning, the rain stopped, so we went for a walk on the beach, which of course turned into more than just walking. The kids dug in the sand and looked at a horseshoe crab--alive--that washed up on shore. Andrew took Lucia into the ocean to jump some waves, and they wound up getting clobbered by a giant wave--really knocked down and spun around. Lucia, who ordinarily doesn't balk at being hit by a wave, balked at this one, bringing an end to the wave jumping. It started to rain again around this time, so we went back to the house a lunch of leftovers.
In the afternoon, we went to Candy Kitchen so the kids could spent the $5 each that Mom had given them. They selected their candy and then we went to play mini golf again (which the kids all love so much). We spent the late afternoon as we'd spent the morning, just hanging out at the house, reading and playing. We had another pan of Mom's shells for dinner, and all three kids spent the meal telling jokes (or trying to tell them). All of Greta's "jokes" involved Pot Belly ("Why does everyone love Pot Belly? Because he's so cute!"). Lucia came up with a couple of good ones--"What game do ghosts play on Halloween? TaBOO!" After dinner we went to the boardwalk and got funnel cakes for dessert. Lucia and Greta had never had a funnel cake before and loved them (who doesn't love a funnel cake?).
After bedtime, we once more played a few rounds of Code Names. We're all getting into it.
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