Monday, May 27, 2013

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It was a long drive, mostly because of stop-and-go volume south of DC on Saturday, but we made it to our beach house on Pine Island, and WOW! is it nice.
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The first day-and-a-half was chilly with lots of wind, but the kids didn't know any different.  We've enjoyed the beach so far by making a few sand forts and running in and out of the surf.
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It's been nothing short of a pleasure to see Lincoln enjoy the ocean.  He's at the perfect age to thoroughly enjoy himself, with big smiles, lots of laughs, running and splashing... it's just really cool as a parent to see him at this stage.
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Lydia and Henry are having fun on the beach in their own ways.  Henry had to learn to be okay with walking on the sand, and Lydia had to learn to not eat and throw the sand.  But they're doing good with things now.
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The kids have had a ton of fun with Grandpa and Grandma.  Between having extra story readers, and hands to hold onto on the beach, and craft buddies, and on and on, what's for a grandkid *not* to like?
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The pool has been nice, too.  It was cool at first as the heater kicked into gear, but by this morning (Monday) I didn't cringe as I walked down the steps.
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Jenn's menu has been out of this world, and we've only been here a short time.  Last evening we had a dinner of Grouper, Tilefish & Hush Puppies.  Um... yeah... it was good.
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Last night before bedtime, Lincoln and I were listing all of the new things he's seen and done just in the last couple of days.  That list will be a bit longer this evening after we saw a bunch of dolphin cruising the water just off our beach house this morning and even a bit into the afternoon time.  That and the number of pelicans dive-bombing the water around us suggest a decent sized school of fish in the water.

And more fun will be had tomorrow as Grace and Cole join us!  With less wind and higher temperatures, we'll no doubt be on the beach and in the pool for most of the rest of the week... when we're not at the Currituck Beach Lighthouse... look for photos of this visit soon!

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