Tonight’s posts are light on text but heavy on pictures. I’m tired and don’t have much to say at the moment. I also just noticed I lost my side bar. I don’t know what happened, but I’m hoping maybe if I ignore the problem for a few days it will return on it’s own. Maybe it went to the beach today too.

We went back to the Atlantic today, this time with Julie and kids. The weather was beautiful and we had a great time! The kids played nicely together and even made friends with other kids on the beach, the mommies got to chat and life was good.

At the beach

Lunch time.

The water was cold, but that didn't stop Lex!

Body surfing

We got there when the tide was coming in and the waves were huge! He had a blast.

Eve preferred the sand.

They had the best seats. (ok, the only seats!) :)

Pretty baby. She did great at the beach.

The tide went out and suddenly it was a long walk to the water.

The kids made friends with some older kids who were building very deep holes. At one point I glanced over at Lex and saw this.

He was head first in the hole and loving it! Funny boy.

Low tide = big beach. The kids are out there somewhere, washing out the sand toys.

Smiley Miss Molly.

We stopped for candy on the way home. Seriously. I was falling asleep at the wheel so I stopped at a gas station for a bathroom break and we all picked out candy. I let them each get their own and they were overwhelmed with the idea and the options. Lex just mindlessly manhandled every thing on the shelf until I realized that he had no idea what any of the candy options were. He eventually decided on plain chocolate (Hershey’s milk chocolate bar, something he’s had before), Eve went for a brightly colored Skittles packet, and I went for my old standby, Reese’s peanut butter cups. Yum! There was no sleeping on the road after that!

When we got home Eve fell apart. No surprise there. A long day at the beach, no rest, and candy for dinner will do that to a four year old. I showered her and put her to bed in tears. Lex had a nice dinner and stories with Alan. Overall a nice end to the day (for most of us).