First Evening at the Beach...

For weeks, my mother invited everyone she spoke with to visit us at the beach. The first night there, we arrived along with my father and step-mother, and my Uncle Tony. My dad and step-mom just stayed the night, but Tony stayed the week.

We grilled brats for dinner and found a great octopus kite in the storage closet downstairs.



After dinner, we all took a walk down to the end of the island, since it was pretty close. Here's Bastian walking on the dunes, illegally (it's a five hundred dollar fine). Oops. We promptly got him off.
Aleks drew in the sand.

All four of the boys' maternal grandparents. Left to Right: Grandma Cat, Grandpa Jim, Papa Logan, and Grandma Cathy.
Bastian with Papa Logan.
Papa: beach bum.


At the end of the island was an inlet with a terrible looking swell to the waves, perfect for dragging one down in the Under Toad. The water came up and formed tide pools.