We got to the beach, loaded up the wagon, headed down to the sand and got set up. Megan played nicely in the sand with her bucket and shovel, had to shoo Jake away a couple of times when he tried to wreck her sand castle, but otherwise had a good time. She's not too hip on the cold water and was happy just having her feet in as we walked along the edge of the water. She played in the sand for a bit longer, helped me pack up and got into the wagon for her ride back to the car. What an angel.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
A Visit to the Beach for Jake
We parked the car, got our gear loaded up, put Jake & Megan in the wagon and headed down to the sand. As you get close to the sand at Montrose Beach, you have to turn off a little ramp (or go down a step). Since I had the wagon, I chose the ramp. As we were making the turn, Jake decided to help me out by leaning in the same direction, while kind of going downhill and almost flipped the whole thing over. We made it to our spot and set up the blanket. He was pretty calm at first -- just checking out the scene. Then, he noticed the water! I walked him over there and he went right in. He was pretty happy sitting down and playing at the water's edge (see photo) until he decided to taste the sand. He gagged a little bit and then I held him over the water and splashed the sand off of his face and out of his mouth.
After rinsing sand out of his mouth 2 more times, I decided we'd go back and try to play with Megan. I put a pacifier in his mouth to try to distract him, but he dropped it a couple of times and put that back in his mouth with sand on it. Ugh. Megan got annoyed with him trying to grab her bucket, so we all went back to the water. I held his hands while he walked up and down the beach for about 25 minutes. Holy backache. Megan walked with us, picked up shells and only threw sand at her brother once.
After that, I was ready to go. So, I rinsed him off, put him in a lawnchair while I packed up the rest of our gear. He only jumped out of it once. I rinsed him off again and put him right into the wagon and back to the car. The entire visit was less than two hours. Felt like the whole day :-) !
After rinsing sand out of his mouth 2 more times, I decided we'd go back and try to play with Megan. I put a pacifier in his mouth to try to distract him, but he dropped it a couple of times and put that back in his mouth with sand on it. Ugh. Megan got annoyed with him trying to grab her bucket, so we all went back to the water. I held his hands while he walked up and down the beach for about 25 minutes. Holy backache. Megan walked with us, picked up shells and only threw sand at her brother once.
After that, I was ready to go. So, I rinsed him off, put him in a lawnchair while I packed up the rest of our gear. He only jumped out of it once. I rinsed him off again and put him right into the wagon and back to the car. The entire visit was less than two hours. Felt like the whole day :-) !
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Is he climbing the stairs?
Last week, I walked into the kitchen to find this scene. Yikes....when did he figure out he could do more than scoot around on his belly. We're all in trouble now. These two have been full of interesting moments lately. Darin, Megan and I were watching some pbs show about snails one evening after Jake went to bed and we were all just hanging out the couch - quiet. Then out of nowhere, Megan says "That's weird". And you know what? It was.
Another funny story.....Darin had a golf ball in his hand and was playing the "which hand is it in game". He did his little magic move right in front of her so that she had a chance to guess correctly -- which she probably got right more than half of the time. She watched him try to trick her about 8 times and then took the ball out of his hand, held it in hers (which didn't even come close to hiding the ball) and said, "which one is it?" After we were done laughing, I showed her how to do it behind her back, but I don't think she liked it as much as the way dad was doing it.
Another funny story.....Darin had a golf ball in his hand and was playing the "which hand is it in game". He did his little magic move right in front of her so that she had a chance to guess correctly -- which she probably got right more than half of the time. She watched him try to trick her about 8 times and then took the ball out of his hand, held it in hers (which didn't even come close to hiding the ball) and said, "which one is it?" After we were done laughing, I showed her how to do it behind her back, but I don't think she liked it as much as the way dad was doing it.
Monday, May 14, 2007
Fishing With Dad
We went to our cottage in Wisconsin this past weekend to get it ready for the season and Megan was asking if she could go fishing with Darin. After all of our chores were done, he took her down to the lake to catch a fish. She's getting set up here.
They got one on the line and she helped reel it in.....
Then, she didn't want to get close to it once it was out of the water!
They got one on the line and she helped reel it in.....
Then, she didn't want to get close to it once it was out of the water!
Splash!
Jake and his cousin, Pierce played at the water table yesterday for about an hour.....even though it was a little chilly and they were soaking wet! I can see this will be a great activity come summer......
Monday, May 7, 2007
Dancin' Slippers
Megan likes to show off her fancy slippers......with even fancier dance moves. Her latest saying is "Did you wanna see this?" Followed by some sort of "move".
Cinco De Mayo
Dad was golfing in Myrtle Beach this past weekend, so Aunt Jenny came to stay with us. Jake enjoyed his black beans while mom and Aunt Jenny (and Uncle Jimmy) enjoyed a Margarita for the holiday.
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