A day at the beach

With yesterday being a holiday it was time to PLAY not work on the farm!  We convinced Poppa that we needed to make a trip to the beach (our first one this summer).  We rounded up family members and a few friends and off we went to Long Point, down on Lake Erie.  Sauble Beach is our usual beach but we decided to be adventurous and try somewhere new.

sliding on the sand pile

We all had fun playing in the waves and the sand.  My greatest joy was watching Gracie play in the sand castle that "Uncle" Robert had built.  It was really just a huge pile of sand with a moat and wall around it.  She watched Robert step over the wall but since she is so much shorter she decided to slide over the wall.  That was the beginning of her sliding in the sand.  She would climb on top of the sand pile and slide down the other side.  This must have gone on for over 1/2 hour of her climbing and sliding.  She was giggling the whole time.  She didn't even care that her face was covered with sand. 

 

sandy girl

The boys took turns pouring water into the moat.  The expression on her face when the water would "disappear" was priceless.  She would then turn to the lake and say "lots more water".  At which time the boys would start filling the moat again.

Sisters and Friends, the best combination

Amber and Talia are always taking picture of themselves and usually making funny faces.  This time they were serious and actually captured a great picture of the two of them.  Can you tell they are sisters?

Zach was a great sport and let the boys bury him in the sand.  Robert then used his artistic talents and turned my son and the pile of sand into a muscular MERMAN.

Zach in the sand

I am so glad we took the time to play together as a family.  We will have memories of a fun day together.  When we got home there was grass to mow, trees to trim and storage shelves to build. The chores didn't seem so bad after a day of play.