Luckily it was low tide both days and the kids were able to play in the water.  The beach also formed an awesome sand bar that created a canal for the kids to play in. 

The first day at the beach, Gillian was searching for shells.  She spotted one in the ocean and picked it up.  But she screamed and dropped it.  I quick bent down and picked it up.  It was a big conch shell.  She said “I thought there was a crab in it.”  I showed her that it was empty.  She immediately put it to her ear and said “I can hear the ocean!”  She was so excited.  I got a video of her telling the story. 

They built castles and buried my feet. 

They made friends and tried to catch fish in the little canal by the “space bar” (as Gillian liked to call it).  The next time we went to the beach, we stopped and picked the kids up some nets so they could catch some fish.  I think this was their favorite part. 

They had so much fun at the beach!