to the beach and back

Last week, we spent five days (or so) at the beach (Fripp Island, SC). We had a nice time hanging out with family and friends. We were there with Matt's parents and brother and sister-in-law and family friends. It was a crowd, but we had plenty of room. We didn't do too much except hang out. On Sunday, we went to church and on Monday we went to lunch for Matt and Sean's birthday (and Erin's but she wasn't there). Otherwise, we didn't leave the island. Oh wait...we went just across to the next island to walk out across the marsh on a walkway. We took Nathan down to the beach I think every day. He enjoyed playing in the sand. He's not a big fan of the moving water, though. He did get in the water a couple times, but generally he was holding tight to somebody's hand.

I think Nathan's favorite part of the beach was the dogs. He's definitely a dog fan! My favorite part was my middle of the night walk. I couldn't sleep one night so I went to walk on the beach at about 3:30 in the morning. It was really neat! The water was out a really long way so I explored a little. I saw live starfish...something I've never seen before. I also found a live sand dollar...again...something I've never seen before. If I were a fan of crabs, I would have been in heaven. They were everywhere!! The biggest ones were probably 5 or 6 inches across with their legs, but most of them were small. It was a little creepy on occasion when I could hear them snapping their claws. I don't think Matt had a favorite part of the beach. He's not a fan (nor am I really...during the day). I'd say his favorite part was playing his new Nintendo DS Lite with Sean.

If you're interested in seeing some pictures, there should be some up on Nathan's page in the next couple days (see the link on the right side of the page).