To the BEACH!

The Craft family headed to the Beatsch house this week, and we had such a good time! The first few days were cloudy in the a.m., then sunny in the afternoon; perfect beach weather! The girls had a ball digging and finding rocks, and the boys were on the boogie boards. I managed to take a few pictures while lounging on my beach chair. AC had to leave on Wednesday, but Grandma and Grandpa arrived that afternoon, so the kids hardly knew he was gone. Having Grandma and Grandpa there was great, however, they BROUGHT RAIN. That's right- not just ocean mist but actual rain- for 3 days. We braved the beach anyway, but its just not the same bundled up in long pants with 3 towels for blankets. Hayden managed to get in the water everyday- no matter what the weather. Don't worry, we found other ways to amuse ourselves- we went out to lunch, visited the bookstore and Hayden and Grandma went to "Night of the Museum 2", which Hayden loved. Also, I saved a fortune in sunscreen. The kids were great on the way home- hardly any complaining and lots of coloring. We are planning a return to the Beatsch house in a few weeks, cousins in tow, and there had better not be any rain. What would we do with 6 kids inside the nice, cozy condo? I shudder to think.