Our first morning down the Shore, Kate and Pop-Pop kept with tradition and put out the flag to "start the day."
Then we headed to the beach.
The shot from last summer.
Andrea said Kate looks a lot like me in this photo, which made me happy.
Kate showing Grammy the many clam shells she found.
Kate, Pop-Pop, and Appa.
Kate rushing back to show me the exciting piece of driftwood she discovered.
Kate's "museum of seashellies."
Kate didn't want to leave her museum, fearing it would be gone the next day.
Pop-Pop working the grill.
Kate and Mom in the outdoor shower.
A little tushy.
The owner of the little tushy.
Appa reading the book Grammy got for Kate.
One of Kate's many camera poses.
Kate wanted to learn how to play checkers, so we bought a set at the local Five and Dime. Not surprisingly, Kate picked up the rules quickly and resoundly destroyed her father in the first match.
Kate and Grammy playing Go Fish.
Back at the beach, Kate decided to torture Appa with cold water and a sand shovel.
Snow White got her very own sand castle.
Appa and Kate and two umbrellas.
Chris has a fine eye for composition. He must be an artist.
Kate, after being doused by a wave while hunched over. Thankfully, she thought it was pretty darn funny.
Chris' artistic eye at work again.
Kate practicing the crane move for the big tournament.
Kate wanted me to scoop up the hundreds of colorful little shells as the tide ebbed.
Examining our catch -- tiny live clams! And water insects and sea plants!
We put a handful in an empty water bottle and made a "sea-quarium" for Kate to show Pop-Pop and Grammy.
Steamer clams (not the clams Kate and I caught). I'd never had them before, neither had Kate. To Kate's credit, she tried one before saying, "No, thanks!"
Grammy's peach and blueberry pie for dessert. Yum. 
After dinner, Pop-Pop tried to wow Kate with a few magic tricks.
Pop-Pop pretending to "see" the side of the die Kate chose in his mind's eye. 
The key goes through! It's magic! Kate appreciated Pop-Pop's effort, but was too pooped to be all that impressed.
She liked doing "Here is the Beehive" and tickling Pop-Pop a lot more.
On our last day, Grammy and Kate took an apres-beach dip in the pool. Appa, Kate, and I had spent most of day jumping in the waves. We all slept like logs that night.
We topped off our last evening down the Shore with a trip to the ice cream shop. Kate chose a blue cotton candy soft cone, then wisely passed it to me after a few bites and took mine.
It was a lovely and lazy few days down the Shore. Exactly what the OB ordered. As soon as we left, Kate wanted to go back. Thank you, Pop-Pop and Grammy!
2 comments:
These shots and this narrative are so gorgeous I can hardly stand it - thanks for giving me as good a visit as I could get while you were out east! The three of you far surpass all others, sitting at the top of the list of my absolutely favorite people. Love you tons and talk to you soon. xoxoxoxoxoxxxxxxx, Laura
Looks like you guys had a really relaxing and restorative time!
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