Beach!

Well, it wasn't a white sand beach with palm trees, but it was a beautiful beach on Lake Superior. The lake was about 42 degrees and the air temperature was about 65 degrees, so it wasn't really swimsuit weather.

Guess what?

No one cared.

The kids were delighted to find rocks and sticks and play in the sand. They threw rocks in, dug trenches and designs in the sand. Amelia couldn't wait to wade in the water which meant that Gemma wasn't very far behind. No one wanted to leave. When the grown ups decided we had to leave, it was like herding kittens. Or turtles. Or squirrels. The kids didn't want to leave the beach.

We would get one or two up to the sidewalk, turn around and find the third kid in the water. John or I would go down and grab that kid and find one of the other two had wandered back to lay down in the sand. It probably took close to 45 minutes to get everyone off the beach. It is a sign that everyone was having fun!