Beach Boy

After a long day of travelling across the country by bus, plane and car, we finally made it to Wilmington, NC and Wrightsville Beach. A quick change of clothing and careful applications of sunscreen followed and then we were off to check out the Atlantic Ocean. Alex checked out the sand but soon made a bee line for the water.

As the waves came in and splashed him, he laughed like crazy and when they would go back out, he pointed to them until they came back. He's only been walking for a few weeks so he had a little trouble at first adjusting to the sloping beach and the shifting sands but it didn't take him long. We spent a couple of hours playing on the beach and in the surf before going back in to enjoy dinner and a beach sunset. The next day was our only full day of beach time and we rented an umbrella and beach chairs. It was so relaxing to walk in the water a bit, dig holes, sit in the shade of the umbrella, and most of all, nap on the beach. Alex took his bucket out and collected some shells. He really had the beachcombing thing down. Of course his method involved collecting other people's buckets! So, we made some friends along the way. On our last day, we got up early for a beach stroll and then Phil and Alex went swimming. Alex liked the warm water and splashing. We will definately be taking him to the beach more. Just more proof of his California lifestyle!