the Beach!

As I mentioned in the last post, the day after Lucy's godfather James visited us, we drove to Virginia Beach to visit our good friends Amanda and Steve. When we were first talking about moving to DC, one powerful selling note for me was that Amanda was moving to VA and we would therefore be relatively close. Annnnd, now they're moving to Minnesota. I am bummed, but at least we got to visit them once. Anyway, they took us to the beach, which was very exciting. I've been wanting to go to the beach all summer, and James and Lucy have never been to the ocean. All of the pictures are courtesy of Amanda.

Lucy was not at all sure she felt about the ocean.

The waves were a bit large and overwhelming, especially if you've never seen them before!

Amanda and Steve very sweetly offered to sit with Lucy while James and I played in the waves for a bit.

It was very fun, but very exhausting. I pretty much got pounded into the sand repeatedly.

Here is Lucy playing in the sand, which I think she could have done all day long.




So, the verdict is yes to sand, no to waves.

Despite the immense amount of driving that we did in this day, it was ridiculously fun. I always forget how wonderful it is to catch up with old friends. Lucy also really enjoyed their dog Reggie. She even gave him hugs. Clearly, she has joined my campaign for a dog (not now, but someday).

On a side note, poor Lucy is having a rough time lately. She's had some very fever-y, very cranky days and nights this week. No other symptoms though, so I'm pretty sure she's not sick. Maybe her molars are coming in? What a mystery...