Watching children play on the beach today transported me back to the years when the kids and I spent our summer days at the beach in Van Buren Bay. Grandma Betty lived in the bay when they were small, while Steve worked days as a nurse and we enjoyed long days playing together. She so loved spending time with them. She always had bubbles with double wands, play dough and finger paints. But the very best toy for our boys was a set of PVC pipes and elbows. They constructed dams and water filtration plants, cityscapes and tunnels. In late afternoon, we drove home, three little boys nodding off in the backseat, sunburned and grimy. They were so happy!
I saw it again today. Little children played ball with their dads, dug holes in the sand, had sword fights with shovels, rode bikes with thick tires across the beach, flew kites and splashed in the surf. Playing and laughing joyfully!
The ocean was 70 degrees and calm. Low tide was at 12:30 so for the entire afternoon people played along the wide beach. We lathered on sunscreen, but missed a lot of spots. The tops of my feet are crispy. Jeremy and Kendall prepared a lovely dinner of grilled chicken with a watermelon glaze, mustard greens, bread and homemade sangria! Yum! We talked about camping, rascally raccoons, adventures with Glen, baseball, proms, Table Rock in NC, lighthouses and appliances. All the things that families talk about.
It was a wonderful day!
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