Beach Exploring. . .

So this year I'm not gonna lie. . .

the weather was not that great

(we did have at least two days of sun - so we made the most of it)

but. . .

the waves were non existent

so. . .

we had to be a little more creative in our fun this year.

And we had a great time

exploring the beach we've been coming to for 9 years now!

We took a lot of walks along the beach.

And found a lot of treasures on the way. . .

One night we took a walk with cousins down the beach to explore the tide pools.

One of us wasn't too happy about the whole idea.

But we're all about having fun on our vacations,

whether you want to or not!

And then we found these little creatures that spurted water up from the sand when you stepped near them, and we tried and tried to capture one and couldn't do it.

It was like some sort of worm underneath the sand.

WIERD, COOL, FREAKY, and NEAT all together!

And some cool creatures on the rocks that shriveled up when you touched them.

(or so Kris says, I wouldn't touch them.)

And little by little the walk became a little bit more fun. . .

And a little bit more fun. . .

And a little bit more fun!

I may have even heard these words,

"I just didn't realize that this little adventure would be this fun!"

And by the end of the week this is what our treasure collection looked like!

And even though it looks super cool -

it did not smell super cool!

In fact it smelled down right NASTY!

Good thing we left at the beach!