Beach Time

Last week school started.  The weather has started to get a lot cooler.  Summer is definitely nearly over.   So, for one last "summer fling" we traveled to Virginia Beach for a family get-together over Labor Day weekend, where it is still hot and sunny.

It was Ryan's first time back to the beach since he was five months old.  He was so excited. 

He went running down to the water holding the body board.  He really wanted to try "surfing."

Then, when the ocean waves rushed up and lapped at his feet, he seemed to realize, this water was different. And scary.  And he ran back to the beach blanket as fast as he could, crying.  He told his grandma all about the scary sharks in that water. 

And then he contented himself to play in the sand.  Unfortunately, that meant a lot of people got a painful face full of sand.  By the second day, we were able to coax him onto the wet sand.

But he refused to go anywhere near the water.   It's a good thing his cousin was there to keep him company!

Baby Dylan really enjoyed hanging out on the blanket under the umbrella.

The rest of us were pounded by the waves, which were still really high and hard after hurricane Irene.  When we were tired of face-planting on the ocean floor, we enjoyed the beautiful breezes and ocean scenery.