A Day At The Beach

Today was such a nice day out that we had to take advantage of it and head to the beach. Jacob's second nap of the day was timed for the drive up so that he was at least a little rejuvenated before hitting the water and sand.

We set up camp partly under a huge umbrella that is on the beach so that there was shade for Jacob and I and sun for Amy. It wasn't long before we were all in the shade, but it worked out okay anyway as the sun was no longer at it's strong point for Amy.

Jacob loved to walk in the water, but wasn't too sure about the covered floaty thing that he was able to sit in. The water was a little chilly and we basically got him right in it. He was definitely fine with kicking his feet in the water and splashing with his hands while sitting on one of us. There was also a lot of pleasure in walking in the water as well as long as it wasn't too deep.

First taste of sand for Jacob went okay with him, but not so much for his mother. No bothers though as he is definitely all boy. We have seen some inclination of actually getting off his belly and crawling and today was the day he decided to sport his new talent. Of course, it wasn't just for naught as he kept crawling over the cooler next to us so that he could chew on the strap. The sand was very exciting for Jacob as he was able to roll in the sand and wander all around. Even got to play in a little bit of mud while he got the sand all in his bathing suit...

The day was growing to a close as Jacob was getting tired and a growing number of people were staking their claim for the fireworks, we decided to pack up and head out for dinner. We went to Don Pablo's and had a great time with Jacob. He is generally good anyway (as long as the restaurant is timely...), but this time was the best ever. Of course, he was flirting with all of the waitresses and spent a lot of time checking out the sites. It probably helped too that he was fed right before we were and gave us a little more time. We were concerned that the 15 minute power nap wouldn't be effective as it wasn't the day before. Amy and I both told him how good of a boy he was at separate times so he will continue to be good and that he would be able to enjoy going out too as long as he is good... We'll see if the praise works in the future... ;)!