Sand and Grass and Grubbiness...

Oh my!

My place is officially trashed! No not really - it just got wicked sandy and grassy in a matter of moments, and I had to vac through the entire place because it was driving me crazy. We went to the ocean today for the first time since Jesse's been born, and then when we came home the boys swam out back in their kiddie pool. So, between sand from the beach and a freshly mowed lawn out back with all the little loose pieces of grass to track in, my floors were quite gritty!

Ahhhh, but sooooo worth it!

Last night, our dear friends, the Cook's, came and had a wee visit with us on their way back home to Maine. It was SO nice to see them and to see Shannie once again "with child!" Thank you guys for coming to see us even though you were fried! So nice to have a taste of home.

They left a little earlier than originally expected this morning, so VERY spur of the moment we decided to hit the road along with them and head for the beach! It was Jesse's very first time, and he absolutely loved it. I was actually very pleased with the minimal amount of sand and bits of shells that he consumed! He kept flinging his hat off of his head, but other than that and the fact that every single crevace of his body had sand in it, we had a really great time. We dug for sand crabs, built sand castles, waded in the FREEZING water, and got a yummy coffee for the road home. Once we got home, it was still so nice that we all went out back and did a little swimming in the kiddie pool and finally finished the day off with a little bit of swimming in the bathtub!

A lovely day indeed!