Tuesday at the Beach

Today was a much better morning for me. I was up early with my boys and enjoyed a nice breakfast with them while Joe and Jenna slept in. Of course, I didn't get to see anything cool like dolphins or sharks, but I had fun with the boys anyway. We hit the beach about 9am and actually remembered to bring the camera this time. The kids went right into the ocean even though it was a bit chilly this morning. And of course, they collected tons of shells. Jenna has added some seaweed to her collection also. Owen was a bit scared of the sand and water this morning. He didn't want any of it touching his toes but he certainly wanted to be out in the waves! He loves watching them roll in and crash against my legs. He laughs as I squeal and say another one is coming for us! Finally, he decided to get down in the sand and I tried to build a sand castle with him. Well, Owen the Destroyer likes me to make a castle so that he can quickly knock it down. He went exploring and likes the tall grass along the beach. Owen took a nice nap on the beach and I didn't end up with a baby outline tan as I had thought while I held him! We came back in around 11am for an early lunch, showered and headed out to Ripley's Aquarium. The kids really enjoyed it and so did we! There was one part where we stood on a moving floor and went through a glass tunnel so that the fish and sharks were swimming overhead as well as on both sides of us. Owen was in awe! His face was priceless. Alex and Jenna were amazed at all the sharks. Afterwards we headed out for some seafood - well, I had salad and non-water living food. The kids ate their weight in crab legs and Joe ate his weight in all the seafood they had to offer, he was in heaven. With full bellies, we headed back to our beach home. Everyone is sleeping now, ready for another full day at the beach tomorrow, with some added pool time at Jenna's request.