My logic with the beach on the weekends is arrive around 10 and then leave right before 1 pm when the beach starts to get crowded. We have been a couple times like this and it works out really well. For hours we were at the beach and all the families with little kids were there and the parking lot was half empty. Then when my kids started breaking down the crowds came in, but I stuck my tongue out at them because I had the perfect parking spot and was heading home. Haha, they all had to wait in line!
It was a bit chilly when we got there, but I can't keep Erik out of the water so in we went. As it is with us, Carl watched Elliot and I watched and went in the water with Erik. I swear I am the only girl wearing a swim suit because I have to go in with Erik he is so wild and crazy about the ocean.
It was a fun day. Erik and Audrey are so very crazy about one another and I am pretty sure the feeling is mutual between these two. Since the moment they met as babies they have matched up well, but no wonder, I adore Audrey's mommy and love when we spend time together.
Its nice watching Erik around Audrey though because they are so comfortable with each other and she is so calm that she naturally calms down Erik. These days a natural calming presences is someone I want to be around a lot with Erik. To say my kids have a lot of male energy is an understatement.
Its nice to go places with Carl. In so many ways he is just a big kid and has so much fun living through his children. He is also such a big softie and has an open heart for all our friends kids so its just fun being around him. We did make jokes watching him with the three that he really should reconsider that third child, I mean he looks good with three on his arms right?
Elliot does ok with the beach. Its definitely not his element, but he LOVES his Aunt Annie and they had a good time together walking to the rocks and playing the sand. They were great pals today.
Elliot did eventually warm up to the water, of course right when Erik was starting to melt down. These kids were crazy, they were sticking their finger in the water and tasting it. Simple things are silly I guess when you are four and two.
It was a good day for beach sitings too. We saw a whale in the distance, a dolphin about 50 feet from us, some rock climbers, a wedding, just so much to see and do today. At the end Alicia was trying to come up with a plan for us to do this once a month we all had so much fun. Definitely going back, and definitely a great way to start Labor Day morning.
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