All four of us ventured down to the beach today. As we got out of our car, Kiri spotted a pair of Canada geese and their eight babies strolling around in the grass. We birdwatched for a few minutes and then walked the couple of blocks down to the beach.We had lunch at a beachside grill and then played in the sand. Kevin and the boys played chicken with the waves, but with 50 degree water I was not that brave. Kiri in particular enjoyed it, but after a while we had to stop the fun since his feet were turning bright red. We lured him up to the boardwalk with an offer of games. Liam and Kevin played skeeball and basketball. Kieran saw some claw machines and begged to try one. He sropped in the coins and told me which toy to try for. With his expert assistance I won two toy Elmo dolls and a really cute stuffed skunk – not bad for the four dollars I paid to play. After a couple of air hockey games we headed back to the sand. We walked on the beach some more, went back up to the boardwalk for ice cream, and headed home. It was a perfect start to the Memorial Day weekend. We didn’t even get stuck in traffic, which is a minor miracle on weekends at the Jersey Shore.
Wishing all of our blogland friends a peaceful and fun Memorial Day!
Wow, no traffic, that is a miracle!!!! Glad you guys had fun! We need to head down one of these weekends.
Sounds like a super fun day! Great job on winning the toys, too. I’m never that lucky.