When Mike, Mandy, and kids were visiting we all went to the beach. At first Dad didn't think he would be able to take the time off work. We were all sad to think that Grandpa would miss out on the fun trip. He went into work early and stayed late, and was able to come with us! We were all thrilled.
We met Friday morning on the 4th of August at the Crowl's house and started our trip. We had two vans full of people. Mom and Dad, Mike, Mandy, Mikayla, Braden, and Tyson were in one van. Jason, Jess, Laura, Austin, Layla, and Ryan were in the second van. The trip there was relatively uneventful with only one stop for a potty break.
We got to the beach, unloaded everything, got our suits on and then, in the true Richards family way, ate before even thinking of getting in the water.
It was a pretty hot day, with the sand burning our feet as we ran across it to get into the cool ocean. Somehow, though, it didn't seem to bother the little guys. Layla and Braden walked across it with no complaint. Maybe it has something to do with weight and foot size?
At first Layla and Braden didn't want anything to do with the water, but after Uncle Jason showed all the kids how to dig for sand crabs we couldn't keep them out of the water.
We each had turns to go out deep into the water and jump over the swells. The best was Tyson out deep with Mike balancing him on one hand and throwing him up into the air. Those Pitcher babies have no fear.
All in all it was a terrific trip, and we wish the rest of you had been there with us!
2 comments:
Sounds fun. I have very fond memories of going to the beach when we came out two years ago.
As I said the first time this was posted, I think it would be cool to throw Isaac around in the ocean-but I don't think Adrianne would be too thrilled about that.
Mike
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