The next day we all headed to the beach. That is where the kids had the most fun. Hatcher absolutely LOVES boats and wanted to be on the boat all day long - whether it was parked in the back yard or on the water, he wanted to be on the boat..."Hatcher's boat" as he referred to it. On Friday we went out into the sound for a ride and then traveled to a little island near the edge of the sound entering the ocean. We were the first group there so kids got to play on the sand almost entirely by themselves. The only other people on the island were catching minnows for bait. Hatcher loved building sand castles, burying his feet in the sand and catching those mini sand crabs with Daddy. Aidan just wanted to scoot into the water or eat the sand. He did get a big kick out of having his legs buried in the sand too.
Hatcher and Uncle Jim hung out in the ocean for nearly an hour swimming and floating and playing. When Derek finally went out and let Aidan float in his baby shade float next to Hatcher and Uncle Jim, he claims he was "attacked" by crabs trying to eat his precious "other white meat legs." HA! We all got a kick out of that! Roxie and I tried to hang back and relax as much as we could on the sand. A big thanks to Aunt Roxie and Uncle Jim for bringing lunch out to the beach area! That was HUGE! The kids had so much fun playing on the beach that they both passed out on the boat ride back inland even as we were being pelted by oncoming pouring rain! We had a great time and can't wait to go back to the beach! I have a ton of good photos and am creating a montage, but for now, here are some of my favorites.
