A Day at the Beach

On Saturday, we decided to take our first trip to the beach. We left for Wilmington, which is about 2 1/2 hours away, at 9:00 in the morning. There was a chance a rain later in the afternoon, but of course it rained the entire way down there and was still raining when we arrived. So we decided to kill some time by heading to the Fort Fischer Aquarium. But since it was a rainy day at the beach, so did everyone else. It was extremely crowded, but we did get to see some cool things; like sting rays, turtles, sharks, jelly fish, and Nemo. It then cleared off enough for us to enjoy a nice lunch of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on the beach. We spent a few hours at the beach, and had a good time. The weather was overcast, so Evin and Kayla didn't think that they would need any sunscreen, and they are both regretting that decision today. Maddox was lathered down with three bottles of sunscreen, so he is doing fine. We were, however, still the whitest family at the beach that day. Maddox was a little scared of the water at first, but as the afternoon went on he became a little more courageous, until he was splashed in the face with a wave and then wanted nothing to do with the ocean. We tried to build a sand castle village, but could never get more than one up before Maddox would destroy it. It wasn't the nicest day, but we still had a great time on our first trip to the beach!

Evin, Kayla, and Maddox