Day trip #2 was a trip to the beach. Neither of the girls had been to the beach. Addie obviously was a newborn this time last year. We didn't rush to take Liv to the beach before now because we figured she would be afraid of or not like the sand. Remember, she was the kiddo who was afraid of grass touching her skin for an entire summer. Now that she's older, we figured she would have fun building sandcastles and hopefully have fun in the ocean water. Well, I'm 1/2 right.
It was a beautiful, sunny day. Olivia was so excited to play in the sand and build sandcastles. We set up the blanket, rented an umbrella, slathered sunblock on the girls, and got some lunch. After that, it was time to hit the water. Bill and I grabbed the girls and headed down to the water. Olivia stood there amazed as she looked at the ocean but was afraid of the waves coming in, touching her feet and washing the sand from beneath her feet. The waves were a little strong and the water a little cool from recent storms but she wouldn't even give it a try. Addie, on the other hand, loved it. I would hold her and wait for the wave to come in and then dip her toes in it. She giggled and squealed each time!
We kept trying to get Liv to give it a try but she made sure to stand back far enough that the wave coming in couldn't touch her toes. If she needed water for her sandcastle, we had to get it for her. Addie loved trying to climb in the bucket full of water back by our blanket.
I thought I'd give it one more try and had her watch me hold Addie and dip her toes in when the water came in. Liv said she'd give it a try with me doing the same with her. Well, it worked well for a few minutes but then a huge wave came in and knocked over a woman who was father out than we were. It knocked her under the water and she slammed into my legs. That knocked me down. I did my best to hold Liv up and out of the water but she was still afraid. Soon after that we decided to leave the water and go for a walk on the boardwalk.
The boardwalk was nice. We got some ice cream, salt water taffy, and Billy won a stuffed frog, which Olivia claimed, playing "Whack-A-Mole".
When it was time to leave, Addie was ready because she wasn't able to nap on the beach (too much activity all around her). Olivia cried and cried. She didn't want anything to do with the ocean but wanted to stay and play in the sand. She said we couldn't leave because it wasn't dark yet.
Aside from the fact that Liv threw a fit when it was time to leave, Addie was a little cranky at the end of the day from not having a nap, and me getting my back burnt to a crisp (me the dummy put sunblock on the girls and not on myself), it was a great day. Next year we will have to go to the beach for at least a few days.
Here are some pictures from the beach trip................enjoy...............
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