Trip to the beach

This weekend I had the chance to be a speaker at a conference at the beach. The family got to come along to spend time on the beach too.

Our hotel was on the boardwalk, with an ocean view. We weren't there five minutes before the bathing suits were on and we were ready to hit the beach.

The balcony in our room.

We went down to the beach to "play in the sand, not in the water." Uh huh, we'll see about that.

Notice Brian still has his shirt on at this point. It eventually came off, once he was properly soaked. The ocean was maybe 65 degrees, but that didn't deter my fishies. Addie would've stayed in there all day long, if we let her.

My new background.

Ben enjoys playing in the sand, but not having sand on him once he's done playing. You see the problem with that requirement?

This picture made me laugh. She is digging a hole in the sand, but looks like she has no upper body.

My three favorite people.

Heading out of the surf.

Ben showing off his guns this morning (in his new shirt from Uncle Jeremy and Aunt Amanda). Notice how macho he looks while sporting Addie's pink and blue Elmo backpack. Yup, he's hard core.