A Day at the Bay

Carolyn, Brent, Kate, Carlee and Jax arrived at the bay on Saturday. They only intended to stay for the day, which they did.

As soon as they arrived, they got the girls in swimsuits and sunscreen and Brent, the girls, and I headed to the beach in front of Janie & Billy's house to join the group of adults and children who were already there. Carolyn stayed at the house with Jax.

The water was nice all weekend, like glass at times. So, the little ones were able to play in it without us worrying that a ginormous (to little people) wave would knock them over. They played in the "sand" and in the water for quite a while, until hunger got the best of them and we all trailed back to the house for chopped beef sandwiches.

Carlee found the telephone which was conveniently located low on the wall. It was almost perfectly placed, except for that danged table which made it hard for her to hang up after her "conversations". Wayne hadn't arrived yet, so he was the person she would "call." "Hello, Pop!" she would start out and then go on to have quite a conversation with him. Her best call was one I didn't get on video. In that one, she would pause as if listening to Pop and then she sometimes said, "Oh" apparently in answer to what he said to her.

They left after eating pizza with us that evening. None of the kids had napped, except for Jax. Kate and Carlee have a nap every day, but they were way too keyed up to nap on Saturday. They expected them to crash as soon as they left the bayhouse. Carolyn texted me when they were almost home. She said Kate was asleep before they were 2 miles away. Carlee, on the other hand, had finished watching "Mary Poppins" and had watched half of "Annie" and was singing something about Sandy.