it's bittersweet to come home...

we returned to birmingham on saturday afternoon. i adjusted fairly well -- especially compared to other homecomings. we really tried to squeeze in a LOT on those last couple of days at PCB. you can see here that i enjoyed making "puddles" by pouring ocean water onto drier sand. i was fascinated at how the water would disappear. i also enjoyed putting ALL the sunglasses on my dolphin. i also enjoyed finding the living clamshells that wash up as the waves break. i would dig them out of the sand before they could burrow back in... then i'd take them to dry sand, where i told them they'd be "safe." no one could tell ME that they belonged in the wet sand!! we got some blue bell ice cream & rainbow star sprinkles - YuM! but i was also interested in the taste of the ocean. i licked my fingers a LoT, despite discouragement from mommy. oh well... i was definitely braver about the waves & water this year. i constantly heard, "that's far enough!" we went to pier park & walked on the pier itself. i love this "pretty ball" -- the beach ball that is part of the pier park signage. and after so much running, i also wanted to sit still. i began by asking daddy to cover me up with sand... then i asked mommy to cover up daddy too! first she built castles all over us. later that day, i requested that daddy & i could drive "sand cars." mommy had to work pretty hard! all adventures must come to and end. but one day we shall return...