Saturday 20 September 2008

Another day at the beach [UPDATED w/2 videos]

Today we took a little excursion to the beach down the street with the Smith's. It just so happened to be the hottest day so far this spring with temperatures hitting 92F/33C with very little humidity or flies! It was fantastic. The only thing we had to worry about was the early onset of skin cancer. Thank goodness for spf 30+ sun block! Although, Brad missed a spot, that little hole in the back of his hat, and now has a nice red patch on the back of his head! Hehehehe! Amelia still has no fear of the water unfortunately. But we all had an absolute blast!



Brad takes Amelia down to test the water.


Yup, not to bad!


Hey!  You've got to have TWO floaties to go in the water up to your ankles!

No! Wait! I'm not ready for my close up!


OK, now!


Amelia, Isobel, and Jo enjoyed the nice big hole I dug. Note to all you parents out there with small children. When you head to the beach dig a big hole close enough for the tide to fill it up but far enough away from the water to keep them safe. It was the best thing. They all got to play and splash in the water and us parents could enjoy peace of mind.

more fun in the hole

After all the excitement, we picked up some popsicles on the way home

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

"This is your lifeguard speaking. Get out of the water now. Green algae levels are dangerously high. Hurumph, I mean....get out of the water now. Green algae are dangerously large."

Kacey & Amy said...

We found out the same thing. It is a lot of fun to dig a hole. If you get the right spot you can get a constantly flowing river from your "lake" out into the ocean. What fun. We love going to the beach too!

Here's our caption "I wouldn't go in there...you might get what I got!"

The Smiths said...

"Whatdoyathinkyadoin????!!!! In Up to your ANKLES without life support?! What if Mum had seen you?!!"