Vacation

We are at the Jersey Shore, enjoying nice weather and relatively empty beaches.

Within minutes of arriving, we were in the beach, playing.

Before long, Addie, Ben and Brian were in the ocean. Brian was getting a work-out, helping with the boogie boarding.

Like this action shot.

By the end of Saturday, we had buried Addie, who loved every second of it.

I just love this picture from today. It's an unbridled joy.

They are flying their mini butterfly kites from Aunt Wendy and Uncle Richard. BIG hits!

We made a big sand castle, including mote.

Then as the day wore on, and the tide came in, we made a canal to get the water to the mote.

That quickly filled and therefore started eating away at the sand. Here's Addie staging a hug-in on "Sandy" refusing to let her go.

Then Addie, in a last ditch effort, decided to lay on top of Sandy. Ben thought he should help her too.

Imagine what the other beach-goers thought. I saw some men and women just laughing and smiling at them.