Summer Kick-Off

We spent Memorial Day weekend down in OC, which was also our first stay at the new house. Most of Thursday, Friday and Saturday was spent getting stuff organized, but the weather wasn't that great on those days anyway, and we did manage to get out to the beach and pool on Sunday and Monday. We were a little concerned about whether Audrey would still have the same love of the beach she had last year, but it didn't take long to figure out that not much had changed. She almost immediately went down the water, and almost always needed to be persuaded to head back up to the blankets and chairs. And while she did try to jump out of my arms directly into the water at one point, we do think she's learning her limits with respect to playing in the surf - at one point I spent about 20 minutes sitting in the sand while she ran up and down toward the water, with no attempts to swim out to sea. We both hope the trend continues, because it will make our beach lives much less stressful. Audrey and Parker also both love to hang out on the docks, which is also a huge concern, but Theresa has already mandated that they wear life jackets at all times when on the dock - neither of them seem to care too much, so for the time being it's working out pretty well. And the previous owner left behind all kinds of inflatable goodies, which we did our best to take advantage of while we were down there. Audrey was a little cautious during her first boat trip out on the bay, but she said she liked it. The second one didn't go as well, with her wanting to return to the dock about 10 seconds after we left. But at least we can check a boat ride (in a mostly inflated boat) off of the list of life experiences.