Our ward has been doing Beach Days since late June, but I was too afraid to brave it with two small children on my own (and all the junk you have to bring). After talking to my friend Nicki, she suggested bringing my wagon--GENIUS! So I tried it...Ward Beach Day. The girls had a blast!
It was Anjali's first time to the beach and as you have already seen from the previous Churro Entry she didn't mind the sand at all. Anjali explored the beach. She enjoyed crawling towards sunbathers, chasing seagulls, climbing on boogie boards, putting things found in the sand in her mouth (her favorite, unfortunately, was probably cigarette butts) and mooching snacks off of our friends. She would crawl towards the water and let the water breaks hit her in the face. She loved to have her feet sink into the sand as the water got pulled back into the ocean. She's my little beach bum!
Lacy loved running away from the water. She would wait for the chase. As the water got close to her, she'd run away screaming and giggling like a maniac. I would have to say though, Lacy's favorite part of the beach was definitely playing in the sand. But she was kind of a loner. Playing in the sand with friends when you are two years old entails a lot of 'drama.' So she'd often wander off to a sand pit that someone had dug up and deserted, leaving behind their shovels and pails while they swam in the ocean, and Lacy would pick up where they left off. Or she would walk up to strangers digging for sand crabs and just plop herself down and start digging. She liked the 'action' as opposed to the 'interaction' I guess is a way to put it.
My favorite part was watching my girls. They entertained themselves for most of the time--and I just loved seeing how different and yet similar their personalities are. I loved seeing Lacy's perma-wedgie in her bathing suit. No matter how many times we picked, it always came back :-P Anjali always had sand all over her face and she just didn't care. I loved having all the YW in the ward coming up to us and wanting to take the girls away and play for a little bit. I have the BEST girls. They were SO good. I am such a Proud Mama!
