Finally... A Day at the Beach

I'm sad to say that it is August and we are just now making our first trip to the beach. But since it stays warm well past the end of August, I'm sure we'll make it out there again several more times this year.
This was Ashlyn's first trip to the beach. She enjoyed the light breeze blowing on her face, but she could do without the sun in her eyes.

Although she almost always wants to stand, this time she was only content to sit (in the sand of course!) I think we have finally gotten all the sand out of her hair, clothes, blankets, etc.

As always, Josiah and Micah had a blast. I'm not sure if they realized there was an ocean next to them though as they spent most of the time playing in the sand.

After seeing some other kids digging a hole, they decided to dig their own hole. With the Olympics in China this year, they decided to dig a hole to China...


By the end of the day, a hole big enough to sit in and get covered up in was much preferable than a hole all the way to China.

After her escapade in the sand, Ashlyn was content to sleep in the shade of the umbrella.


Joshua enjoyed a nice nap snuggled up against his mommy.

Following a day in the sun, we all enjoyed a nice dinner at Wood Ranch. Thanks Micah! It was so yummy!!

The babies got to look at each other while the rest of us ate.

We ended the night with a game of pinochle - boys against girls. Since it has been nearly a year since we played (thanks to pregnancy sickness and new babies), Bonnie and I were quite proud of our family and double pinochle. Watch out boys - next time we may get a double family!