We had a really nice weekend that included going to the beach/sprinkler park on Saturday.

Alethea really enjoyed the sprinkler portion of the morning:

However, after taking two steps onto the sand of the beachfront, Alethea began to cry.  She didn’t like the feel of the sand squishing between her toes.  And getting into the water didn’t improve matters any:

The only way she liked the beach was sitting in her beach chair with her toes safely curled back from the sand:

After a short period of trying to coax her into the water or get her to build a sand castle, we decided to head back up to the sprinklers and try the beach again another day.  Next time we’ll come prepared with a pair of water shoes.

Sunday was a pretty chill day, just church, naps and hanging out.

Today was a visit to the local park in the morning.  After we got home I made Banana Puddin’ (I’ll share the recipe sometime, it’s awesome!) and then after the girls got up from their naps, we formed a mini parade and headed down the street to my brother’s house for dinner:

All the neighbors shooting off fireworks was keeping Alethea up after we got home, so we let her get out of bed and finish off the evening by watching some of the Boston fireworks on TV.  She was mesmerized!

Now it’s off to bed, because Tuesday morning is right around the corner.  Long weekends are fabulous, but sometimes reentry into real life can be a little rough, so I’d better go get my Zs.