Beach Day

Today was my last real day of summer break. I don't have to go in to work tomorrow, but I really kind of do...
So we decided to head over to Glencoe Beach to take things out with a bang.
Clara took a sneak peek as we headed down the hill.
There are a lot of steps down.
We got there early and it was already a lovely day.
The waves were high and there was a rip-tide warning, but we did take several chances to dip our toes in.
And we spent lots of time digging in the sand. This may explain all of the sand Grammie washed out of Clara's hair this afternoon.
Henry wasn't scared off by the cold water or the big waves.
Sharon and Rhiannon joined us for a bit and Rhiannon jumped right into the hole digging.
The kids got sandy chins.
When Clara brought Baby Two back for another dip in the water she seemed to think she might like to go face down in the sand.
And she dipped her head in as well.
Henry, Rhiannon and Clara liked to play a game of "run away from the waves!!!"
We were SO happy to put our umbrella to use. We needed the small bit of shade.
And Henry made the most of the sand.
We got a bit of color after about 6 hours there.
Mom took this shot for us. Pete thinks it should go on our Christmas card.
Check out the umbrella in Pete's glasses. He was pretty relaxed.
Happy summer! Look for more frequent updates in September....Samantha has thrown down the gauntlet for daily posts of at least one photo.