Forget the neighborhood! It's a beautiful day at the beach!

I took MVP to the beach this morning and we had a wonderful time!! MVP played in the sand for quite a while and he gathered seashells in a bucket and proceeded to try to eat just about every one he found! (Someone please explain to me why kids do this!!!) We went down to the water (which is still pretty cold) and he had a great time! He crawled around and splashed like crazy and when it got too cold, I wrapped him up in a towel and held him as he ate a Nutri-Grain bar. He charmed some curious birds that came near us and got pretty excited over them. They would squawk at him (asking for food, I'm sure) and MVP would just point and squeal. He then saw a father playing volleyball with his daughters and it was like a moth to a flame--he had to go check it out. The family was very nice and they stopped playing and tossed MVP the ball. There were two girls, about 7 and 10 years old, and they had a great time playing "catch" with him. At one point he got tired and momentarily laid his head on the sand to rest for a bit. I took that as my cue to leave and he slept in the car all the way home and after having a bath, he slept for another 2.5 hours!!!! I was able to get some work done and I dare say it was the perfect day!

The Children's Museum

We took Mark and his cousins to the Children's Museum today. They had a wonderful time. They especially enjoyed the pirate ship, the grocery store, the teddy bear hospital and the dress-up area. When MVP saw the dog costumes, he started barking. It was lots of fun.