Life's A Beach

Liam had his first dip in the Pacific Ocean on Friday! It was a hit. He held my fingers and walked all the way across the sand to the water, and would have just kept right on going if I had let him! We let some waves come in and get our feet wet, and he had me walk him up and down the beach at the water's edge. He sat in the damp sand and grabbed handfuls, and then dumped them out again. The fun lasted until one of those handfuls went into his mouth. Apparently, he agrees with pretty much everyone else that sand tastes gross!

We took a walk to the end of the wharf, and he got excited when he saw seagulls flying. After several hours of beach fun, he crashed out alseep in his stroller. He slept as we walked through the cute beach shops and ate ice cream, and he stayed asleep the whole drive home. Whew. Trips to the beach are tiring!

Yesterday and today he has gotten to visit with family and friends who have stopped by to see him, some just meeting him for the first time. He's been a good sport through it all, though I think his teeth are bothering him today. What a hassle it must be to teeth.

I was able to leave him with his grandparents after he went to bed last night, and I went out to dinner with a good friend from high school. And tonight, my mom and I are going to dinner and then out to see Angles & Demons. I believe that this will be my first movie theater movie since Liam was born. Wow. Only took nine months! It was nice to get out of the house without Liam in tow, and fun to have grown-up time! Aren't grandparents wonderful?

Grateful,
Jenny