Great summer day

We had the best day ever! David was off school Monday and better yet the weather was set to be hot and Sunny. We arranged to meet up with JA, Kristen, Brennan and Jonathan at Cruden Bay beach late morning. The kids seemed a bit reluctant to take their shoes off at first but once they saw that we were doing it and getting to paddle and splash in the water they both couldn't wait to get their shoes off and join in. Though the water was cold it was impossible to get them out. Abby was running into the waves and then back out and in again, at one point we had to stop her from running in above her waist! Of course the inevitable happened when she ran in lost her balance and sat down in the water, she laughed and was ready to go again. Later she was running in and fell forwards onto her hands and knees. So she was well and truly soaked! I could not believe that I did not think to take a change of clothes - thankfully the beach is only 15 minutes drive from our house. We also saw a starfish in the water which was really cool. We ended up staying longer than we planned and after a quick stop by the house to get dried and changed we all went to McDonalds for lunch. Our plan then was to head to Aiden Park and again, though the kids were tired they enjoyed playing on swings, slides and see saws. Again we were reluctant to leave but eventually headed for home. We had thought about having a BBQ but it was so late in the day that we just grabbed a quick bite and had to say goodbye as bedtimes loomed. Here are just a few of the pictures and I will post the videos in another post so that I can get these on now and not have to wait on video.

The Beach















The Park











Trying to get a cute cousins in the daisy's picture



I think this one is about the best





This one cracked me up, their expressions are great!



On the way home, what a day!