I think I did the impossible and wore the girls out enough to make them (gasp!) take a nap today. It is blissfully quiet around here at the moment. Addie didn’t even protest when I was marching her upstairs to the impending doom a nap usually signifies. She did tell me (a little too whiningly) “but I don’t think I am tired for a nap!”

Right before she rolled over and put her head down. An hour and a half ago.

So how did I do it, you ask?

The beach. Eight glorious hours at the beach yesterday.

Our friends are renting a house on the beach, so we crashed in on them for the entire day.

The girls dug a hole to China –

Explored the tidepools in search of some sealife –

Tried to hide from the camera –

And just contemplated life –

Now if Mommy could just learn to reapply sunscreen on herself as often as she does the girls. I have some weird little sunburnt “patches” and sunburnt lips. Yeah, ouch! But, oh so worth it.

Addie was not having her photo taken, though. And finally Emma asked if she could take a picture because “Addie looks so cute all there by you, Mama!”

How we knew it was time to end the fun –

All tuckered out.

We are on recovery mode from the busy week this entire weekend. We’ll see you on Monday.