if it’s written in the sand it must be true

“There is something about getting a stick and writing in the sand that is just as good as sucking up a bunch of dirt with a vacuum or hosing off the back patio.”

These are the thoughts I think.

We like to write messages in the sand.
We like to bury Uniqua and make Mckenna find her. (Mckenna likes it too.)
We like to drift and then find our way back to our original spot.
We like to examine seaweed.
We like to dig holes that fill up with water.
We like making sand angels.
We like stepping on the heads of each others’ shadows.

I love Anna’s raccoon glasses tan.
I love how Mckenna doesn’t really notice the sand.
I love watching the boys get trashed by a wave.
I love beach hair.
I love hearing their laughter mixed with the sound of seagulls.
I love the ocean when it’s like this – gently rolling waves onto the shore, like you would under-hand a ball to your toddler.

xo
Tara

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29 Comments

  1. Love that last line. Growing up on the beach, it makes me sad that I don’t have these regular days with my own kids. It is such a part of me.

  2. a week from today i will see your coast for the first time! i love your images. my personal blog has been so dead for so long. this inspires me to put myself with my kids somewhere that we love. and p.s. i legitimately want Anna’s bathing suit. and p.p.s. i hope my two boys love each other the way it seems your two do.

  3. like you would under-hand a ball to your toddler. That line is perfection…….thank you for sharing your beautiful family and your tender thoughts.

  4. I second the silhouette photo. And although you say you love the rain?….you’d never make it here in Sammamish. Taylor and I saw something on GMA or Today….whatever…about Seattleites buying more sunglasses per capita than any other city in the nation. That’s because we can never find them, we use then so seldom. Still waiting for our summer!

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