Let's Go Fly A Kite...

...Or try to, at least! I bought Liv a kite months ago. Daddy promised to take her across the road to the beach to fly it and the days, weeks and months got away from him. He finally got around to it this morning. Unfortunately, the wind had died down very early this morning. Still, he had promised Olivia, the night before, and decided to keep his promise and try anyway. They did not get it up, however, they had a good time, despite the lack of wind. One of these days, we'll get that kite up!

Here are the pictures:

Oh no, it got me!

Look! Pretty, mommy!

It didn't get me!

We can try, daddy!

Vacation Practice

Warning: Some Adult Content and Bragging

While my Tuesday afternoon babysitter folded our laundry, mopped floors, washed dishes, cleaned toilets, picked up toys (I do not ask or suggest she do this and rarely pay her extra for it) and waited for the girls to wake up from their naps, I ran an errand, came back home, parked the car and decided to practice being on vacation (well, I practice being on vacation everyday here, but I practiced extra-hard today) by walking a couple of blocks to the local beachfront eatery.

I read a chapter of this book, sipped on this alcoholic beverage, enjoyed the breeze, sun, view and observed the following:

• Young teenagers practice their footwork and heading skills. These 13 to 15-year-olds could out rival most American high school varsity soccer players.
• Tried to ignore a young (college age) couple dry h*mp on the beach. Much later, they stood up and proceeded to make out, in an erotic manner, for a very extended amount of time. All the while, they were right next to several young families. No one batted an eye. I see this all the time and, yet, I still can't get over it.
• Observed a woman and her friend search for her bikini top that a wave, obviously, took with it. She did not attempt to conceal herself and did not seem embarrassed in any way whatsoever. She's an attractive young woman and none of the young men on the beach seemed to give her topless self any notice.

I came home to a clean house and one child still sleeping. The only thing pending, that could mar this day, is that I have no idea what to make for dinner. I was too busy practicing for vacation to get to the grocery store...

Daddy's Back in Town

When Matt arrived home last night, you would have thought he had just returned from another long deployment. The girls were ecstatic! They both ran to him and threw themselves on him with great force, attaching themselves to him permanently until bedtime.

When we asked Olivia what she wanted to do with Daddy when she woke up in the morning, she said, "Um. I want to go to the beach and swim and build sandcastles."

Here's a slide show of our trip to the beach this morning: