rcp beach day

yesterday was beach day at rcp.

usually, beach day is my least favorite day of camp.

it is often cold

windy

a bit stinky

and there have even been dead seals on the sand.

(gross.)

here are some pics from beach days past.

(2008 beach day was bella's first time at the beach!  i think she injested all the sand seacliff had to offer)

and 2009

(yep... that's bella, not charlotte!)

despite previously poor experiences,

yesterday was perfection.

not too hot, not too cold.

no stink.

no red tide.

and very happy little children.

these kids LOVED the beach.

charlotte started off her day with some exploration.

daddy helped dig the kids a "big" hole.  

they loved climbing into it.

 next on the to-do list:

sandcastles!

on a trip down to the water to fill a bucket,

charlotte discovered the ocean.

 she was in LOVE

 we could not keep that little girl out of the water

she was trying to dive head first into the waves

she was quickly covered in sand and water

and she couldn't have been happier

(favorite pic of the day :)

bella was very hesitant of the water at first

but soon warmed up to it

 she was a bit less brave than charlotte, but had fun splashing in the tide.

with her spatula.

(why wouldn't she have a spatula at the beach, right?)

charlotte wanted to stay in the water

even after her little lips turned from 

pink

to blue

to purple

jackson, however, wanted nothing to do with the water

he was happy to stay up on sand

entertaining us with his various silly faces

so thank you, seacliff beach,

for the perfect rcp beach day.

we loved every minute of it

and here's a little video of charlotte in the ocean

sorry for the bad quality, and how it turns sideways halfway through ;)

but i love her little squeals of delight every time the wave hits her

and how when asked if she likes the water, she nods her head "YES!"