September 16, 2019
Beach Time
I love the reset my body gets from the beach! The salty air does wonders for my sinuses and makes me feel clean again.
On the first of September, a beautiful Sunday afternoon, we took the whole family to the beach. The clouds were amazing, we had a few passing over light rain showers – we love watching the cloud of “murkiness” slowly approach, hover, and pass us. My littlest love is too tiny for rough waves just yet. She’s good at crawling in the sand.
Louis was monitoring the approaching storm from his phone.
I like to leave all technology somewhere else. I know that means I seldom take pictures, but I’ve learned I’m more likely to enjoy the experience if I’m not tied to a phone, keys, or wallet. Usually, one of the girls now takes plenty of pictures! Louis didn’t want to get wet at all this round so I did go out twice. Thea doesn’t cling to me like Lucas used to so I haven’t attempted baby-surfing with her yet. Lucas jumped on my back for two rides before he took off to dig a giant hole with the girls.
They got this hole so big Lucas could stand in it!
Kimberly and Jaquline were quite excited about it. Like good little beach-goers, they demoed the elaborate sand castle creation Lucas and Kimberly had made back into the hole as we left. Becky always reminds them to put everything back. We usually clean up any trash lying about, but this time there was nothing to take back to the garbage bins. (Our beach is generally clean, which makes me feel good about our community!)
Waves, water, sand, and beautiful skies… perfect beach day! I love the amazing tapestries painted in the beach landscapes, don’t you?
Type at you next time,
~Nancy Tart
