It was the Saturday AFTER Christmas....

And we went to the beach again.

This week we decided to stay for sunset... sorry these are in reverse order...

This pic was of a terrible moment just seconds away. I was trying to take a photo of Dan swinging Ali into the waves (I should have been watching Benjamin) but I had to throw the camera down because (as you can see) Ben was running into the surf so fast that he fell forward in a somersault just as that wave right behind Dan was hitting where he was - flipping him sideways. Needless to say, he got a mouthful of sand and saltwater and proceeded to let the whole beach know how much he didn't like it. He's a tough little bugger though because upon catching his breath he was right back out there.

This is the pic I was 'trying' to get...

Dan adjusted our shade as the sun started to set.

Ali called this her beach cave.

Dan and Ali braving the deep blue sea. It was actually warmer today than last week.

My buddy making some sand castle soup.