Thursday, March 1, 2012

Mamakat: Remember Summer?

Mamakat's Prompt:   Remember Summer? The warm air, blue skies, and endless days in the water? Me either. Share a photo from last Summer that brings you back.



This is my husband and my son on the beach in Corpus Christi, Texas.  It was Zane's very first trip to the ocean, and it was my husband's idea to try to build a sandcastle with Zane.  Here, the two of them are discussing the viscosity of wet sand, in order to locate the best place to build.  Okay, I am joking.  Nobody thinks when they are building a sand castle; that's half the fun. 

Zane was more interested in the ocean than in the sand, so Larry ended up building the castle mostly solo.  My job was to keep Zane from being carried off by seagulls and the random rogue wave.  The sun was low in the sky, so we had no worries about sunburns.  We all got extremely sandy hanging out right there where the tide was rolling in, and we did not plan for wet clothing on a car seat.  But we all had a blast and watched the sun go down before we packed up and headed back to the hotel, where we showered about 40 tons of sand off(leaving the other 20 tons in the car) and went to sleep with the sound of the waves in our dreams.  



6 comments:

  1. I love beach pictures! And this is a great one! I've always enjoyed time at the beach but it's so much better now that I have my kiddos to take!

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  2. I love to see pics of beaches from different places. Never been to Texas except during a layover once. Must visit! Beautiful father and son photo!

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  3. Oh the beach--can't wait for summer to arrive again!

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  4. Love the beach and this picture is really cute. Summer is right around the corner...sort of, right?

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  5. I am sitting surrounded by Cape Cod beach pictures (sigh) That is so sweet of your boys!

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  6. I'm sure sand increases exponentially when removed from its natural habitat. Somehow, it must be possible to harness this scientific phenomenon and become, well, maybe sand suppliers for gardens or something!

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