4th of July 2012

Spent at the beach, naturally. With the 4th falling on a Wednesday, and no other vacations planned for the summer, we decided to take the whole week off and experience OCMD for more than 48 hours at a time. We were lucky to have great weather all week and shallow water for most of it so the kids could run around and experience the ocean somewhat danger-free. With the extra time, we got to take things a little bit easier...a few pre-bed swims, walks to the boardwalk, and trips for ice cream. We even took the bikes down (at Audrey's request) so we could take a few rides on the boardwalk. Turns out Audrey's pace prevents anyone else from riding with her (you either have to walk your bike next to her, or constantly teeter on the verge of toppling over), but Brennan did get to take a ride with his Dad, and Audrey got to take her own ride later in the week. Though it was the hottest day of the week, and she asked to turn around after about 4 blocks because she was too hot.

I think 7 straight days on the beach is confirmation that we've raised a couple of beach bums (thankfully), and although Brennan hates getting his hands sandy, he's gotten really good and figuring out how to wash them off (constantly). We don't have a picture, but he constantly walks around with hands at shoulder level so as not to get them dirty, and refuses to even put them down to help himself out of the sand. He just rocks back and forth until he gets enough momentum to pop-up without assistance. Next year he'll probably be rolling around in it.