Chris miraculously was off work today (he's on an inpatient month this month - ugh!), so we took the boys to Jacksonville Beach. They were having a Rhythm and Blues Festival, and we went out to join in the festivities. We weren't too thrilled with it actually. One quick lap around the festival was plenty enough for me. Perhaps what we were most excited about was the surfing competition (which we never found). We saw lots of surfers, but no competition. The boys were dying to "put their feet" in the water. I told them since I didn't bring extra clothes, that was not an option, but they insisted they wouldn't get them wet. After a while, I finally gave in and instructed them to only get their feet wet. Who am I kidding? After about 2 minutes of dutifully obeying, the boys were both completely soaked. Chris and I just looked at each other and decided it wasn't work fighting it...they were happy. It was just water. After a little while, one of the surfers paddled right up to Mason and helped him get on the surf board. Grant kept his distance and refused to get on, even after the kind surfer offered him a ride, too. So anyway, we played in the waves for a while, then loaded up in the van and came home (a bit more prematurely than originally planned). But hey, we had a good time! It was nap time anyway.
My little surfer dude...when he heard we were going to a surfing contest, he wanted his hair spikey. Silly guy.
Daddy watching his boys at play. So nice to have a day off!
Just like his grandpa...can't keep that head out of the water!
Our young surfer teaching the boys the tricks of the trade
Grant asked me to help him make "pancakes" in the sand.
Jumping over the waves with the boys
They played so hard that both of them fell asleep in the stroller (NEVER happens!) Yeah!
3 comments:
I can't believe how BIG those boys are.
We've been to the beach twice already this summer...and Josiah and Laney have a ball! Soaking as much beach time as we can before we move away from the water...unlike y'all (you will ALWAYS live near a beach). ;-)
Cute boys! I love Grant's head in the water! And his "waz up" pose is great! :)
my favorite pose is of Mason bending over in the water with his diaper showing and his pants falling down!
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