More surfer girl than Hoosier, I'm afraid.
It's spring break at IU and the family is in California again. There were some flight delays in Chicago and LAX on the way here, but Amelia was a good girl and took it all in stride. She loves watching airplanes, so the delays simply allowed her more time to stand at the terminal window watching planes take off and land all the while exclaiming, "Wow, neat!"
We were expecting quite a bit of rain while here in Morro Bay and it did rain yesterday morning. After the rain there was a spot of sunshine, so we all decided to go to the beach. Amelia had a terrific time playing at the beach. She and daddy held hands and walked toward the waves while mommy held the camera. At one point, a wave caught all of us by surprise leaving us all wet and cold. Amelia had cold, salty, Pacific water all over her legs. She looked like she was obviously freezing, but being cold just isn't enough of a deterrent from getting wet again and again.
Amelia would walk closer and closer to the waves over and over again. As soon as a moderately high wave (about three inches) approached we would say with Amelia, "Oh no, run!" We would then "run" with her away from the water and up to the beach. Of course, Amelia doesn't run very quickly and her curiosity often prompts her to stop cold in her tracks and look behind her as the surf approaches. Add that to the fact that she weighs less than 25 pounds and can be easily knocked over by a three inch wave and you have one wet girl on your hands.
After we had a little fun I noticed that Amelia was starting to shiver. Michael and I decided it was time to take Amelia home. Despite the cold, Amelia was REALLY unhappy to be leaving the beach. She cried and cried, "No, no, wait!" as daddy carried her up the beach. Poor girl - she obviously loves the ocean and the beach, and probably isn't affected too much by the cold. I guess that's why toddlers have parents to decide when it's time to go home and warm up.
After a warm bath, Amelia was back to her wonderful self. I am hopeful that Mike will be able to send our regular readers (a.k.a. the grandparents) a video of our beach escapades soon. Until then, the sun is up, so I'm going to try to get us to the park while I can...
Lisa
We were expecting quite a bit of rain while here in Morro Bay and it did rain yesterday morning. After the rain there was a spot of sunshine, so we all decided to go to the beach. Amelia had a terrific time playing at the beach. She and daddy held hands and walked toward the waves while mommy held the camera. At one point, a wave caught all of us by surprise leaving us all wet and cold. Amelia had cold, salty, Pacific water all over her legs. She looked like she was obviously freezing, but being cold just isn't enough of a deterrent from getting wet again and again.
Amelia would walk closer and closer to the waves over and over again. As soon as a moderately high wave (about three inches) approached we would say with Amelia, "Oh no, run!" We would then "run" with her away from the water and up to the beach. Of course, Amelia doesn't run very quickly and her curiosity often prompts her to stop cold in her tracks and look behind her as the surf approaches. Add that to the fact that she weighs less than 25 pounds and can be easily knocked over by a three inch wave and you have one wet girl on your hands.
After we had a little fun I noticed that Amelia was starting to shiver. Michael and I decided it was time to take Amelia home. Despite the cold, Amelia was REALLY unhappy to be leaving the beach. She cried and cried, "No, no, wait!" as daddy carried her up the beach. Poor girl - she obviously loves the ocean and the beach, and probably isn't affected too much by the cold. I guess that's why toddlers have parents to decide when it's time to go home and warm up.
After a warm bath, Amelia was back to her wonderful self. I am hopeful that Mike will be able to send our regular readers (a.k.a. the grandparents) a video of our beach escapades soon. Until then, the sun is up, so I'm going to try to get us to the park while I can...
Lisa
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