A day at the beach

This weekend, we've had one last(?) gasp of summer. The weather has been very sunny and warm. So, we had a little roadtrip back to Island Beach State Park. We took the girls' friend/neighbor/schoolmate Jacob and his dad Mischa. We had so much fun frolicking in the waves and building sand castles.


The perfect bliss of being three . . . The thing I find so completely charming about this age is how much delight they take in the world around them. Everything is magical. Seeing how much they enjoy life is such a gift. L,J,E. The kids were having such a good time together that somebody asked me if they were triplets. Must be all that curly hair!


A very happy Elsa runs to the waves. We didn't expect to be able to go swimming in October, so we didn't even bring suits. But, the water temperature was almost 70 degrees! There were all kinds of interesting jellyfish and crabs in the sand. My heart is warming to the Atlantic. I'm still homesick for the jaw dropping scenery of the Pacific in Northern California. But, it was so cold your feet would start aching after just a few minutes of wading. It is really nice to be able to actually swim in the water off New Jersey. We live close by to some really nice sandy beaches.


We spent the better part of the afternoon building an elaborate castle and moat. Then, the tide came in and washed it away. The kids took it in stride. (L,J) Jacob is so cute. He just moved from Berlin and speaks Russian and German. He's learning English quickly. But, he is really obsessed with the PBS show "Bob the Builder." He repeats this one tag line from the show with great enthusiasm "Can we build it? YES WE CAN!" He had the greatest time doing castle construction.


The weather is supposed to drop 20 degrees by the middle of the week. I'm glad we got to appreciate one our last days of summer weather.

More pictures here.