Now that it’s March, things are starting to heat up around here. We’re still having beautiful weather, but we’ve had a cool winter (where we need to put on a sweatshirt because it’s 75 and breezy), a late spring, and we’re living on borrowed time. Any day now we could wake up and find it’s turned H.O.T and we won’t see tolerable temperatures again until October. So we decided to squeeze in one last beach camping trip before spring break.
Back at Fins — the kids love the tide pools.
The winter storms have washed away all the sand that was on the beach when we last visited 3 months ago. It’s amazing how the coastline has changed so dramatically in such a short time. My photos look all washed out and brownish, but that’s the result of the sandstorm that we had a few days earlier. The sky was dark and hazy. It’s now a week later and the sky still isn’t back to its normal blue.
Carter listening to the ocean
Let’s see if we can put up the tent without fighting. Nope.
“sunset”
camp life — eating, chatting, relaxing
No real waves, but there were swells to ride.
Carter reenacting his own version of “Deadliest Catch.” That kid loves to hunt for crabs.
Peek-a-boo!
Josh taking a nap — still recovering from his trip to Saudi
Baby napping on my back while we start to pack up camp.
In addition to catching live crabs, Carter also collected a bunch of dead ones.
This one almost looks alive.
racing back to camp
Carter showing off “Mr. Aquarium.” A dead fish that I found on the beach that he put in an empty water bottle filled with sea water.
Carter reacting to the news that Mr. Aquarium couldn’t come home with us.
When the tide went out the boys found hundreds of hermit crabs.
Holding elections in the Most Beautiful Hermit Crab competition
Bye-Bye Mr Aquarium!
Bye-Bye Fins!