A day at the beach

We spent the day at Hampton Beach today. It was so nice to just get away for the day and actually do something as a family after all the craziness we've been through the last couple months. Our intention was to go take a look at the sand sculptures in the annual master sandsculpting competition, though we never did get to see them. The traffic was horrendous and it was next to impossible to find a parking spot. We parked about a mile down from the sculptures and were going to walk up the beach in the water. Well, Ian was distracted by the waves and just wanted to play in the waves. While he was playing "try to catch me waves!!" our friends Jodi and Dave called. It turns out they were in Hampton as well, but down at the state park, so we decided to go and meet up with them. Ian had a ball playing with his friends Maya and Jack and I got to help with toddler Ava and baby Lucy which was fun. The kids had so much fun, they built a sandcastle, dug a big hole to catch the waves in and splashed around in the tide pool that we were set up close to. Normally the thought of spending the day at the beach makes me cringe. I really don't care to sit in the sun all day long. Jodi and Dave have a cabana that really made the beach very enjoyable. The breeze was lovely in the shade, and it prevented the sand from blowing around too much. I really have to say it was a wonderful day and I'm looking forward to spending many more at the beach this summer (we're ordering a cabana!). Thanks for letting us invade your family outing Jodi and Dave, we had a really nice time!