March 25, 2009 The Beach

My dad got to come in on Monday evening, we showed him the house we think we're going to get approved for, showed them Chris' naval base, around town a little bit, he treated us to a delicious Italian Meal down at the Landing and our time was basically gone. Unfortnately, they had to leave on Wednesday early afternoon to go spend some time with Stephanie and Dan (I'm glad they got to see them, but was sad for them to leave so quickly) so we didn't have a lot of time to do anything fun. I wanted him to see where we were living before we played! :-)

Because they were driving up to North Carolina, I thought it would be nice to go to the beach up near Amelia Island since it would be relatively on their way. So Grandpa and Grandma followed me up to Amelia Island where we found a nice little beach and enjoyed our one day of nice weather while they were here. We spent a couple of hours here before they had to be on their way, and we had a blast. At least I did! Mason had been to the beach one other time, but he was only 2-3 months old, so he just slept the whole time, so this was his first real experience at the beach. He LOVED it! He clapped his hands when the water would lap at his feet, and he even would say, "Whee!" as the cold water gathered around his ankles. He loved the sand, too. Both boys had a ball, and I enjoyed watching them experience the ocean. They make life so much more fun! I chased Grant into the waves multiple times, Grant buried my feet in the sand, and we just couldn't keep Mason out of the water. Any time we'd steer him back towards the beach, he'd turn right around and start walking towards the water again. They loved it!