We live in Ohio…not usually thought of when you think about beaches, but beaches do exist here believe it or not…
One of my favorite things to do in the summer when I was a kid was to go out on the boat at Indian Lake with my my Mom, Dad, and brother. I remember pulling the boat up to the beach, hopping out, and swimming to shore to play in the sand…and the little waves that washed up onto the sand.
Keep in mind I had never seen the ocean, let alone swam in it or anything with decent sized waves. Even though these waves were less than a foot tall, I would try my hardest to body surf on them…if only for a few feet.
Most of the activities that we do such as the zoo, COSI, vacationing in Iowa, and going to see a ball game, were all Momma’s ideas. I’m a homebody. I am perfectly happy playing with Ace in the back yard on the swingset or in the pool, but a few weekends ago I got the bright idea of taking Ace to the beach…so Momma packed a picnic basket and off we went.
We went to a small lake about 45 minutes from our house and found this small beach after driving around for a while. We had lunch in the shelter house and then got ready for some swimming…
We could not find our pack of Little Swimmers
diapers, so we just brought a pair of underwear and a pair of swimming trunks for Ace.
Ace was amazed as he and I walked out onto the sand towards the water…
Dad And Ace Looking From The Beach
Once the amazement had been washed away it was time to play in the sand…
Playing In The Sand
And what can be more cuter than baby feet buried in the beach sand?
Baby Feet Buried In The Beach Sand
After he got the hang of the sand he was off to bigger and better things…splashing in the waves…
Ace Playing In The Waves
And when a boat would go by, the waves got bigger…and more fun!
Big Waves
And then he crapped his pants…and crapped them good. The underwear and swimming trunks were put out of commission for the day and we had to revert to a plain old diaper…
I ran out to the car with bare feet to clean him up and put on a diaper. Ever tried to change a diaper while dancing on the sun beaten pavement to keep your bare feet from spontaneously combusting? Not as easy as it sounds… 😀
And then the sand…it was everywhere!! There was sand in the poop, and poop in the sand. If nothing else positive came out of this experience, his tush got a good exfoliation treatment as I went through a package of wipes trying to clean the mess. 😀
Once everyone had a clean butt I put on my trunks and we headed out to deeper water…
Heading Out To Deeper Water
Of course, since Ace had on a regular diaper now, he weighed about 50 lbs (25 lbs of Ace and 25 lbs of water that had absorbed into his diaper). 😀
It was a fun day that brought back memories for me, and hopefully made some memories for Ace. Just look at his face…it has HAVING FUN written all over it…as he splashes in the sun. 😀
Having Fun Face
BTW: We have some big news to reveal in the very near future…stay tuned. 😀
