Beach Time

We've had some unseasonably warm weather the last few days, so we took advantage of it and rode our bikes over to the beach.  Although sunny at our house, just a mile away at the beach it was foggy but that didn't stop E from having fun!

Daddy forgot the bike locks so we had to
bring our bikes onto the beach

E stretching, getting ready to play

"I'm going to dig to China and say hi to Kai Lan"

I need some water for my delicious Sand Soup

"Daddy, those are MY sand toys!"

Time to add the sand

Soups ready!

Time to play "Tag You're It" with daddy

I LOVE the beach!

I barely made it home.  As you can see in first picture, E's bike is attached to mine so when we ride, I'm pulling her.  Thankfully, she really pedals hard....good thing because my legs had NO strength in them.  I think it's time to look into getting E a new big-girl bike so she can ride all by herself (at least that's what my legs say..lol).

Happy Sixth Birthday Brother!

Today is E's big brother B's sixth birthday.  Even though he is not here to celebrate with us, we still celebrate with cake and ice cream and have a balloon release.  E made Ben a birthday card this year.  She really loves her brother, even though she has never met him.

E wishes B were here to go to the beach!

I asked E if she could say anything to B, what would she say.  She said "I love you Ben and I wish I could give you lots of hugs and kisses and noses (rubbing noses). I want to watch tv with you. Happy Birthday!"

"Mom, can I blow out Ben's candle and make a wish?"

"Sure honey."  "Mom, I wished Ben was here to play with me."

Six balloons for our boy!

On their way to Heaven

Okay, Mom, now what?

Can't wait until we are all together Benjamin!  We love you and miss you lots.

Our New Thanksgiving Tradition?

Nick is working today.  He pretty much works all holidays as his company is open 365 days a year.  This generally means we don't celebrate holidays with other people like most do.  Today, we packed a few things in the car and drove to a place we have not been to in quite a while.  It is a place we love very much, so we decided to go today before Nick had to work. We'll have our Thanksgiving dinner tonight when he gets his dinner break around 5pm.  

Can you guess where we went? I'll give you a hint. There's lots of white stuff on the ground.

No.....we were NOT in the snow.  BRRRRRRRRRR.

Here's another hint. You could hear loud crashing noises.

No, we did NOT go to the speedway although it sometimes sounds like it on the main street here.

How about a photo hint.  Here's E and her daddy on a walkway to where we went.

Did you guess the beach?  You'd be right.  We LOVE the beach.  We only live a little over a mile from the ocean yet we have only been here a few times this past year.  We used to live here...well not RIGHT on the beach, but just a block away.  We really, really miss being close enough to just walk here anytime.

Yippee...we're here!

Taking a walk on the beach

E and an old rowboat on the beach

All that walking wore me out

Writing my big brother Ben's name in the sand

E braving the cold water

We had fun.  I think we'll do this again next year!