Our beach trip to Surfside was fun/exhausting/relaxing all rolled into one! 
14 of the 15 kids
14 of the 15 kidsMarian, Conner
Marty Anne, Rachel, Aidan, Mark
Audrey, Seth, Jake, Addison
Noah, Sam, Jonah, Brennan
Emma had already left to go back home
Brennan wasn't thrilled with the waves the first day, especially after they knocked him down a few times. I thought he'd love the water in motion b/c he loves to run the water in the bath, sink and the hose outside. But he figured it out on the 2nd day and loved it!
Thomas was usually out with the bigger kids riding the waves. Aidan ended up either building industriously at the beach or trying to keep up with the big kids in waves (and actually managing it pretty well, despite not being able to swim). He had a system when he saw a big wave coming, he'd turn his back to it, hold a bubble of air in his mouth, and stick his arms out straight to either side. I wished I had a camera out in water.
Marian split her time between being out in the big waves, searching for seashells, or being a mother hen to the little ones.
Brennan decided he needed a nap, so he pulled up a package of diapers and fell asleep right in the middle of a raucuous craft time (brought on by an afternoon storm).
We have a very similar picture of Aidan from our beach trip 3 years ago.
Aidan helping to make limeade.
We broke out the kites on the last evening. Thanks to the changing weather, we had quite a strong wind coming off the Gulf that day. The kids had a great time seeing them all up in the sky.
Addison giving her daddy a mudbath
Mick had sunk himself at least a foot into the sand/mud and was having fun seeing what poses he could pull off with his feet so thoroughly stuck.
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Love the ones with Mick stuck in the mud. The kites were pretty cool too. It was a good weekend.
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