A Day at the Beach

Bury Grandma and she'll have to stay.
Grandma Nali came back from her mission to be with Great Grandpa Chic while he was in the hospital. He gave us quite a scare. Once his health stablized a bit, we went to the beach with Grandma Nali to enjoy one more day together with the grandkids before she had to go back to Georgia to be with Big Pop.

The waves were playful. Here's Joseph's reaction to the awesome surf.

Everyone waited a few moments before taking the plung into the water. There they viewed the chilly water creep up the shore and tickle their toes, daring them to enter.

A few of us finally gave in and let the ocean greet us with it's icy fingers.

Ethan played it safe at first and seemed to play tag with the waves. He'd run after them as they pushed back and then would turn and run as they returned to the shore.

He let Katie, Jared's cousin and our favorite babysitter, take him in to explore.

James didn't want anything to do with the ocean. He stood as far back as he could and still see the waves as they hit the shore.

Grandma Nali tried to get him closer to enjoy the water like the other kids. James would finally come in after the kids discovered jellyfish being washed up on the shore.

Here is a jellyfish that the kids caught. These weren't stinging. The kids were catching them by the bucket load. They created their own Jellyfish bay by digging a hole and filling it with water, and tossing all their jellyfish together. They caught a few titty bitty crabs, but nothing to bigger than a half dollar. We went on the broadwalk afterwards and ate and did some rides. What a great day.