beach!

we spent the weekend visiting with t.j.'s uncle mike and aunt teresa.  they are truly two of the most fun and most loving people i know.  we had a great time with them.  they are incredibly good with the kiddos.  we also got to see t.j.'s cousins amanda and bonnie, as well as their respective beaus.  carlyle and luella did their best to entertain everyone.  it is funny to see how our kids light up and perform when other people are around.  we are loving being close to the larkin crew.

on sunday morning, t.j. and i took the kids to a nearby beach.  it was a wonderful morning.  i was sure to document our kids' reaction to seeing the ocean for the first time...

luella loved it right away:

after a few seconds of staring, carlyle decided it was a bit too overwhelming:

he did better once his daddy was holding him:

then, they both really started having fun digging up all the sand...they were so engaged:

while they dug, t.j. and i soaked up every moment of glorious beach time:

lucky us, we get to go the beach next weekend too!