you better write that down...: ahh, the beach...

Jul 23, 2008

ahh, the beach...

With our days here in Virginia winding down, we needed to check another destination off our "to-see" list. On Saturday, after five hours of driving (traffic was horrible, the drive home was much quicker), we arrived in Virginia Beach...to a down pour. Thankfully, in true Virginia fashion, it cleared right up and cleared a lot of people out, which meant a great parking spot.

Lucky for us, Ethan's new shovel and bucket also served as entertainment on the drive.

"Look me Mom, I'm Sir Topham Hatt (from Thomas the Train)."

Ethan loved the beach...

Will, not so much...

I took Will down to the water to watch Jon and Ethan playing.

From behind it appears he is loving it, cheering in fact.

From the front...Yeah right.

We ate at a great restaurant right on the beach, walked along the boardwalk, played on the playground, ate ice cream, got sunburned, enjoyed time together. It was such a fun day.

5 comments:

sadie said...: Meg, you do a really good job of catching "the perfect" picture. Nice work.

The beach sounds fun right now. It is HOT here.; July 23, 2008 at 4:07 PM
Jon Hunter said...: Tell Jon to call me I haven't seen you guys since Will was born. Glad to see you are all doing well! JOn Hunter; July 23, 2008 at 9:24 PM
Shauna said...: Will has three new teeth on the bottom? How does the time pass so fast? Love the happy behind picture and the sad front.
I must say that you do make me laugh. Funny girl.; July 24, 2008 at 5:18 PM
Tara Thue said...: Cute pictures! We love the beach there. The boardwalk was a little sketchy...but what a fun place.; July 24, 2008 at 8:37 PM
Mariah said...: Your posts (and pictures) are always so funny! I'm glad that you guys got to go to the beach - sounds like fun! So, Does Jon travel a lot with his internship?; July 28, 2008 at 7:19 PM

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