End of Summer

I feel like Labor Day weekend is always signaling the end of summer. We always take one more beach trip and enjoy the sand and the waves for one last time. Brody, Levi, and I went down to the beach house for a long weekend and sadly left Brian behind at home. He is working on building a new barn and felt like this would be a good weekend to get some things done around the farm. So the boys and i headed to the beach with my parents and grandparents. It was a perfect weekend! The boys enjoyed the beach more than they ever have before! Levi decided that the sand was actually fun this time and finally figured out that it was not for eating:) Its amazing what a difference 2 months makes! Levi hated the beach when we were there over the 4th of july! This time he crawled straight out to the waves, had no fear, and loved the sand! Brody has always loved the ocean, but this weekend he was diving into the waves and letting them roll him all around! He would have stayed in the ocean all day! Brody also spent a lot of time kayaking with mom and dad. He would sit up in the front of the kayak with mom, and both days they kayaked for over 2 hours. The whole time we were there, the dolphins were so active! They were outside our house almost constantly. In the mornings, when Levi and i were awake before everyone else, we would go out on the porch and watch and listen for them. You could hear them blowing and see them coming up out of the water. One day, Brody and my parents got in the kayaks and when out to see them. The dolphins were literally coming up 5-10 feet away from them! and were jumping up out of the water! It was amazing and something Brody will remember for a long time Im sure! When it was time to leave the beach house, Brody was so sad. He didn't say a word in the car for almost 15 minutes, and then quietly said "Im sad:( I was having so much fun at the beach. I didnt want to leave!". It was such a fun weekend!