Surprise Trip to the Beach

We went to the beach on Saturday. This was a little out of the way but we had business in the general area. Otherwise we probably wouldn't have gone all that way for a couple hours of sun and sand. Nate and Sean loved hunting for shells along the waterfront. Nate even found a couple of shells with their occupants still in them! The highlight was when one of the local fishermen pulled in a skate -- not so much for him but the kids thought it was pretty cool.


Sean tried his luck digging through the sand. He wanted to make a hole that would fill with water. He didn't have to dig down too far but then a wave would come and he would have to start over again.


Nate was more into beachcombing. He walked along the shore looking for whatever might be interesting. He climbed out on this jetty into the sea. It was low tide and the plants had dried so it wasn't as slippery as it might look. Nate was fine.

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

We went to a major league baseball game yesterday. It sure was exciting to be at a big league ballpark with all interesting stuff going on: fireworks; loud music; trivia contests; a mascot race between innings. Oh yeah, and there was a baseball game too.

Mom scored these great club level seats from one of her friends who was out of town for the weekend. It was a day of absolutely perfect temperature. It was very sunny too without a cloud in the sky so it was nice to be in a spot that was shaded throughout the day.

Nate knows all about cotton candy. Mom went looking but couldn't find any nearby. She searched high and low. About two minutes after she returned with cotton candy in hand, a vendor walked through our section of the ballpark with, you guessed it, cotton candy.

Sean wasn't quite sure what to make of the whole event. Once the food ran out he was ready to go. Somehow dad managed to snap this photo in one of the rare moments when Sean wasn't wriggling and squiggling in his seat. We made it about five innings and noticed that the only other people leaving the stadium with us where other families with toddlers. Somehow they all melted down at about the same time on cue.

Dad loves his new camera, too. It almost looks like we're down on the field with the players!

Backyardigans

Nate and Sean love to spend time in the backyard. Now that the weather is nice they get to play there all the time. Whether it's hunting for bugs, shooting hoops or sliding or swinging, they can entertain themselves all afternoon.

They both particularly enjoy the treehouse that their grandfather ("papa") build them. Nate likes to throw frisbees from the platform but his aim isn't so good. The next door neighbors are building up quite a frisbee collection.