The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Here's Moses mountain climbing just like Eli would.

Exploring a cave. Entering it little water droplets constantly streamed down making a musical wonder.

Living life!

Carolina dure didn't want to go home when the day was over.
Kelsey lovingly guided Adrianna over the rocks and tide pools which she appreciated very much since I didn't feel so steady on my feet with my recent balance shift from a watermelon belly protrusion. Adrianna really wanted to go everywhere "my kids" went. It seemed the grass was greener over there.
"Look guys! A sea anemone!" Moses and Carolina took turns pestering the poor fellas by jabbing them and giggling in glee to see them close up when touched. Last week we took a walk by our home in town, mind you, not our seaside chalet- and stopped by a puddle. The kids saw little water bug creatures and insisted they were seeing seahorses. So this was a more accurate science lesson. They might appreciate Don Quixote.

Sha Zam!

This week Zachary and Kelsey came to visit. We went to Oswald beach where the surfers go...so Moses at least, fit right in. We enjoyed a picnic lunch, Eli almost died from his daring explorations in a cave and a wave encounter, Moses fell in the water and laughed about it, Carolina leaped right in and laughed about it and Adrianna parrots anything the other guys do...
I loved watching them make improvements to an abandoned sand castle. They ran back and forth to their river water source to refill their buckets over and over to fill up the mote with water. It took them a while to realize they were making no progrss as the water absorbed right back into the ground.
Dear brothers. They took more than a handful of swims into the frigid water...everytime the sun peeked from the clouds they cosidered that the call of the wild beckoning.
At one point Carolina and Moses took off exploring on the rocks and logs and Adrianna stayed behind with the adults. I just loved watching her dig and handle the sand with such tenacity, completely oblivious to my observations. I sure wondered what she was thinking about.
Aunt Kelsey and the wild child in her element.

New duds from Grandma and Grandpa Milliman. And everyone is clean and neat and ready for church on time. They all had an extra chipper to their step knowing they looked so good.