Last year when we took CJ to the beach for the first time, he loved it. But even more, Scott loved taking him. I don't know who had more fun this last time, Scott, CJ or Will. I definitely have beach boys!
When we first got there, CJ was soooo funny. When we've been to the beach before, the water had been pretty calm. This time, there was a storm in the Gulf, so there were some decent waves. He was transfixed. People were laughing at him, because he couldn't stop staring at the waves. He was so distracted, he almost walked right onto a family's blanket.
Will on the other-hand is our explorer. He wanted to get down and see what this sand business was all about. I'm not sure what he was thinking, but I'm pretty sure it went something like this...
"Oh this looks new and fun!" (We had lots of feet kicking at this point which is a good indicator of fun.)
"Whoa, what is this stuff?"
"I don't really know what to think about this, but you guys all seem excited."
"I'm liking this a little more, but I'm not going to let go of my mom quite yet."
"I wonder if I can pick this sand stuff up."
"Dang it, it keeps getting stuck to my hands!"
"And my arms!"
"I wonder if this stuff tastes good."
"Nope."
"Oooohhhh look. That's fun."
By this point, CJ was over staring at the waves and was willing to take a few pictures with Will and PLAY!
I could go on and on about what a sweet brother he is, but these two pictures capture it pretty well. He's usually an excellent "sharer." He's giving Will sand, saying, "Here you go Will Baby." And I can't get over how he is always willing to give Will a good kiss. I'm one blessed mama.
Then we were off to play in the water. It was pretty cold due to the storm, Will didn't love the cold water, so he was content to play with Nannie and smile at people who walked by.
CJ and Daddy did get in for a little bit. The waves were pretty big, so CJ stayed about this close to daddy after one almost knocked him over.
Then CJ and Nannie played in the sand with their feet. They would wiggle their toesies down and then pop them back out. He would just giggle and giggle.
After a while, I had to take my littlest man under a pavilion to cool off. He (and I) were getting too hot. While we were gone, CJ had lots of fun playing with daddy and COUSINS though.
And even though you've seen this before, I just couldn't not post it again! I see many, many more fun trip to the beach in our families future.
