Beach Trip

School starts at Castle Rock this week, which means it was time for Kids' Day at the Beach! This was the grandkids version of the annual trip to the Ocean Park beach house, so it included Ainsley, Tierney, Cale, Ty, Brock, William and Jillian. The adults included Grannie, Papa, Mommy and Daddy to keep them out of trouble ... while Mocha caused her own problems.

We went to the beach right away on Saturday, and since Jillian is sitting up, we let her play in the sand. She liked grabbing at the sand, looking at it and then spreading it all over herself (like the photo shows). Luckily, she didn't care for the taste of sand (she only tried it once). Uncle Rick built the usual "moat" for the older kids, then built a little "moat" for Jillian to sit on. Neither of them lasted long before the waves wiped them out. When we went back to the cabin, it was time for Jillian to take a bath in the sink to wash all the sand off; she managed to get the sand in every possible place on her little body.

All weekend, the older kids did all of the traditional stuff at the beach, and Jillian enjoyed watching the action. She loved getting all the attention from everyone, as there was always a cousin to play with her on the floor. And, as usual, she was fascinated watching the dog run around and occasionally licking her face.