Here Comes the Sun (dn dn du du)

Yesterday we were blessed with I think may be the only day this entire month that it didn't rain at least part of the day. Well, we were not wasting a minute of it!

We packed up and headed down to North Beach, right on the Chesapeake Bay. It's about a 45 minute drive from here--perfect for a day trip.

We took along 3 friends who happen to be 2 brothers and a sister, too. The big kids played chicken and in one round the girls held the boys on their shoulders. I think Alyson had a bigger job, but she is proud to say that they still won! :)

The water was warm and really shallow a long way out. It was perfect for the little boys to swim. The big boys played some catch, and Alyson was upside down....

We walked out on the pier to get a better view of the sailboats in the distance.

About an hour before we left we walked down the beach a little ways to look for shark teeth (I found one!). The kids were poking around in the rocks and we found a HUGE colony of horseshoe crabs! There were dozens of them in and around the rocks, half-buried sometimes, wedged in, or just hanging out. Nick got this one out--it was actually one of the smaller crabs. Some of them had shells that were well over a foot in diameter!

The drive was so pretty and easy and I know we will be going back soon. Joshua has pronounced the day as "the second funnest day of my life." He's still riding high off the visit to North Carolina and seeing Jarrett. :)

We all came back suntanned (and a little burnt), happy, and feeling summer is actually started now.

Of course, the weather today..........