these last few weeks that are slipping by quickly.
After a meeting at school we loaded up and headed out to the bay.
Olivine spent an extraordinary amount of time scooping
standing
and pouring the water.
I watched her collect shells and heard her say “shell” and “pretty” for the first time.
The boys stood at the sea wall looking for fish and pushing piles of sand into the water.
Us girls prefer to sun bathe
and avoid getting too sandy.
We hardly notice the bee hanging out on Olivine’s hat.
Paul pretended to be a dolphin.
Henry likes to kick on his boogie board
or roll in the sand.
There was snacking on grapes together
as our lips tasted of salt water.
Some peekaboo play
and so much sunshine.