Checking Out The Local Scene

After Dylan's big birthday event, we had a couple more days with my parents here. We also only had a couple more days before I went back to work. We spent a lot of time enjoying each other's company and playing with birthday gifts. We'd done a lot in the weeks leading up to this point and it was time to just take it easy before getting back to the grind.

I'll comment more at another time on my return to the workforce but needless to say, the first week, even though I didn't work a full one, was exhausting. It's a big change! So the weekend after, we relaxed some more. Saturday was pajama day and Sunday we took it easy as well. However, we finally got motivated to get out and about Sunday afternoon. It was a nice day so we decided to check out a local spot we had just received our passes to - the town beach!

Now, I'm a bit far from the ocean so it's not a traditional beach. Being inland though, what we lack in salt water waves, we make up for in lakes. Our town beach is on a lovely lake. It is a cute little sanded area. Everyone there is super friendly (since we are all neighbors after all), it's very family friendly and not at all crowded. The sand doesn't exactly have that luxuriously soft feel of that on the cape, but it works for making sandcastle. What more do you need?

I mostly hung out under the big umbrella with Cade keeping him shaded, fed and providing some arms for a nap. Dylan played in the sand and water for quite a while with Mike. It was a nice, leisurely afternoon and some great family time. Just what the doctor ordered.

Not only will we be using our pass to come back and play soon, but I hope to use the boat dock access there to finally get our kayaks back in the water again. It's been a long time since we've been out to play with them.