Emily's First day at the Beach

We took Emily down the shore for the first time yesterday. Greg took the day off of work and it worked out perfectly. It was a cooler day, only mid 70's and cloudy so the beach wasn't too crowded. We drove during Emily's morning nap time, though she only slept the last 30 minutes or so. When we got there, Emily loved the sand. She played and played and played in it. If we put sand in the bucket, she took handfuls of it back out. If we put the bucket empty next to her, she filled it with handfuls of sand.

After awhile, Emily decided to see what sand tasted like. Even though I'm sure it wasn't enjoyable, she tried it over and over again even though we kept trying to stop her. That must have been part of the fun!

Emily tried the water with her feet for a couple of minutes and didn't mind it initially, but then became less of a fan of it. We stayed at the beach until close to noon and then took a walk down to a restaurant/shopping area on the water and got some lunch. Then back to the car and home.

It was a great outing for the day and Emily had such fun. It was just over an hour from our house so is very doable for other free days this summer. Emily was exhausted the rest of the day since she didn't nap super well, but seems to generally be back in the swing of things for today.

We finally got woodchips delivered to put around her swing set so Greg and I worked on those last night and earlier today. They are finally done and Emily's swing set project is complete! The woodchips are free from our town, but it took 3 different phone calls, starting over a month ago, to get them delivered.