Beach Week

At the end of October we spent almost a week with Grandpa and Gran at the Outer Banks near Cape Hatteras. It was Peter's dream vacation - laid back and restful. I enjoyed hanging out with family (Aunt Meg and Ryan came too) and seeing Desmond enjoy the beach. I also learned that 30 minutes of running barefoot in the sand is like 1 hour of running + lower body weight lifting. Amazing.

There wasn't a part of the beach Desmond didn't like. The sand, lighthouses, crabs, kites, family to adore him, a wagon - the list goes on and on. A day hasn't gone by that he hasn't either asked to go back or talked about seeing Cape Hatteras lighthouse.

Katharine putting on a brave front in the face of an angry ghost crab.

Aunt Meg helps Des reflect.

The boys "cheesing" it up for the camera.

Celebrating Gran's birthday.

I've now learned that Desmond truly loves playing in sand. Sand play is so darn good (but sooo messy!) for kids, I guess I'll break down and indulge it more.