true boy tales: The Beach Boys

Monday, October 25, 2010

The Beach Boys

Is there anything better than an afternoon at the beach? Not in my book. We went to Cocoa Beach today- about an hour drive from our hotel. Well worth it. After we got there and had lunch at Denny's (I know- blech. But we had a VERY unhappy baby again and were desperate! Actually wasn't too bad.) we spent about two hours playing in the sand and surf. It was perfect weather and there were big waves today so it was really fun. Bennett loved it. I couldn't get over how brave he was, walking right into waves that were literally knocking him over under the water and he'd come up laughing and keep going! This really shouldn't surprise me...it was just amazing to watch him out there, trying to keep up with his daddy. Dawson was happy too crawling around in the sand, although he couldn't resist grabbing handfuls of the wet sand and sticking it into his mouth. We thought after about the tenth time getting a mouthful of grit, he'd get the idea, but nope. I guess it looked like chocolate pudding or something to him and he couldn't resist it.

These two pictures crack me up. I love how in the first one, Jon just told him to point at the camera and they took the same stance and facial expression. So cute :)

Tomorrow: DISNEY!!! :)

3 comments:

NikkiOctober 25, 2010 at 5:57 PM
Wow! I can't get over how curly Bennett's hair is! I cracked up at the picture of him flexing his muscles!
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mandaOctober 25, 2010 at 8:32 PM
I am so happy that you guys are having such a GREAT time!!! YAY!!!
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divorce lawyers TorontoOctober 27, 2010 at 12:57 PM
first photo is especially cool!
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