September 2012

The Rogers Family was kind enough to lend us their beautiful beach house for the week, which we are extremely thankful for. And, for the first time John, Larkin and Reagan spend a week at the beach, an American beach, that is. John and Larkin have already discovered the warm beauty and joy of the Caribbean climate: Jamaica in June, 2011. And then they were more frequent denizens of the pool than the sand and ocean waves.

Truth to tell, they are still looking at the ocean with extreme wariness. Our first day in Atlantic Beach is all windswept rollers and frothing surf. It sets the tone for the little ones’ approach to playing in the sea. Not really going to happen, not this week. We are actually very OK with this approach…for now.

But there’s walking and running the beach with assorted family members, playing in the sand, picking up some shells, going on bike rides, and absolutely loving water play in a kiddy pool, safe up high on the deck or down on the beach in the sand. There’s a new playground to discover, and even the first bites of a Bojangles chicken sandwich. Thanks, daddy!

– Maureen O’Brien