First Day of School

We started our first day of school today. I was very excited to go. I told Mommy on the way into town, "Finally, we are going back to school." Lilly was excited to have a new backpack and come to school too. Mommy told her no crying, but she didn't listen. She started crying when she realized that Mommy was saying goodbye to us at the door. I told her she'll have fun with Miss Velva. I have Miss Lisa as a teacher again this year. We'll tell you about our day later tonight.

On the hunt

We've had so many adventures this week. One such adventure was taking a walk along the beach at dusk so we could search for fiddler crabs. I only needed Grandpa to show me once how to hunt for and catch them. Then I quickly spotted one on my own (without a flashlight) and caught it. It was great fun.

Sadly, our week at the beach is coming to an end. Just in time to miss Hurricane Hanna. We will miss it and are already looking forward to our trip next year.

One big sandbox!

We visited one big sand box tonight. A place called Jockey's Ridge. It was fun to climb the big hills of sand and run down them. We rolled around and played a lot in them. Grandpa said we have now become a part of a 26-year tradition since he and Grandma brought Mommy and Sara here when they were small. We sure are having fun this week playing with Grandma, Grandpa and Sara, but I'm really tired of all the photos they are trying to take of me (Lilly.) Grandpa says I'm like a movie star and he's the paparazzi when I come running and tell him, "No, no, no. No more picutres."

Fun with sand

The beach is so much fun. There is endless play with the sand. I just like digging with my new orange shovel. But yesterday, Grandpa and Mommy showed me how you can have even more fun with sand by building a sand castle. I helped find the seashells to decorate it. Course, Lilly and I had more fun tearing it down!

Later, Mommy and Grandpa buried my feet in the sand and then I tried to pull them out. That was a cool trick. Lilly was tuckered out at this point and just slept with Grandma while we continued to play in the sand. Aunt Sara also flew a kite while we were at the beach yesterday. It was a perfect day for that because it was really windy. We weren't allowed to swim in the ocean yesterday because the waves were so big. I can't wait to see what adventures we'll have today. I just want to go to the beach, beach, beach as soon as I wake up in the morning. But we have to wait for all the grown-ups to wake up before we can go.

It's not the beach; it's the ocean

I don't know why everyone keeps calling this place the beach. It's the ocean! The big ocean. I just love playing in the waves, which was a surprise to Mommy and Daddy since I didn't enjoy the wave pool too much this summer.

I've been a big help to Grandpa. I helped him pull the cart with all of our beach gear. Then we played in the sun, sand and surf. It's hard work and I quickly got tired. Luckily, Grandpa let me rest on his shoulder.

Later we want to Barefoot Bernie's to have dinner for Sara's birthday. Daddy showed Belle a new trick, which she demonstrated for us.