Did you miss us? I had intended to post that we were leaving for a beach vacation. Alas, the logistics of planning an extended vacation for nine (Grammy was the ninth) and packing up Blue Streak took an astounding amount of time.
On the plus side, by the time we got there, I really needed a vacation!
We had a lovely time! We hit the beach in the early morning. The sun was just up and dancing a golden path on the water. Dolphins played a little way off from the nearly empty beach. The shimmering sand was festooned with garlands of shells.
Oob ate quantities of sand and then splashed his toes in the chilly, tickley surf.
Choclo wallowed in the world's largest sandbox (OK, technically that would be the Sahara, But the beach looked that big, so don't tell him!). What could be better? Well, if they had a bunch of skid steers every morning to push the sand around... Sand and construction equipment? He was in heaven!
Leena and I built sandcastles and watched the waves fill the moats then devour the castles.
We all collected tons of those little iridescent shells called jingles (we are hoping to make wind chimes from them).
The older Zoomlians made up an entirely original game which involved chasing the waves and then running like crazy and getting soaked whenever you misjudged.
And they all turned a delicious golden brown like fresh chocolate chip cookies.
I love the beach. There is a deep beauty in the wind and waves and vastness of the deep that sings to my heart about the love of God. Sharing that joy with my dear ones made this particular vacation a season of delight.
1 comment:
I did miss you!
(hugs) I am glad you are back, and had a such a lovely time at the beach. We were heading down the shore for the day today, but it looks like rain...P will be disappointed.
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