Back to the Beach

Yesterday, school was closed for teacher training, so Eric and I went back to the beach with Piper and Fletch (while Deacon stayed home with Eric's mom and had a fun day with her). What a difference two years makes (obviously)?!? It was such a great time.

We started out from Eric's parent's house around 7:15am and got to Lewes Beach around 10am. On the way there, it was pouring rain and I was afraid it wouldn't let up. But, Eric promised me it would, and he was right. Just as we were pulling in the parking lot, the rain slowed and then stopped.

Piper and Fletch were so excited to be at the beach and to see the "sea." After arriving, we played in the sand for a bit while we waited for the lifeguards to let us in the water (there was some thunder as we were arriving so we had to wait 30 minutes before they allowed swimmers in the water). Piper LOVED the sand. I've never seen her play so happily.

(Fletch referred to the sea gulls at the beach and in this picture as "sea pigeons.")

When we eventually made it to the water, Fletch, like his father, couldn't get enough. He was like a little fish and didn't want to get out.

Piper was a bit scared of the water at first but then decided she wanted to be like Ariel and pretend she was a mermaid with a fin and no legs. She made her way in and out of the water mermaid-style like this:

After they played in the water for a while, we went back to our towels for snacks and more sand play. 

As you can see, the day remained pretty cloudy, but warm. It actually was perfect beach weather for us because it wasn't boiling hot, and it kept the crowds away. We practically had the beach to ourselves. We stayed for about 2.5 hours and then when it looked like it might rain again, we packed up our stuff and headed into Lewes for lunch and ice cream. After that, we started our drive home, where both kids talked all about how much they loved the beach before conking out for naps. It was such an awesome day, and we'll definitely make going back a priority for next summer.