Atlantic

Last Saturday we drove to the shore. This jaunt was made possible by the fact that for the first time in our lives, we own a car! We rarely need it day-to-day but it's essential for getting out of town. So, on Saturday we travelled about 45 minutes to a beach that we'd never visited before.

Love love love the smell and sight of the ocean! The kids were absolutely delighted too. A kept saying, "Big, big, BIG water!" (His pronunciation is weird sometimes but we knew that's what he was saying.) D kept proclaiming how much she loved this place.

We had a blast collecting shells and throwing rocks into the water until we got too cold and hungry. It was a bit chilly and really windy: normal for late afternoon in September, I suppose.

We were about 15 kms from the bridge to PEI so we headed over that way. We were too hungry to actually spend much time there, but it was neat to see it. D had some questions about how a bridge could be built in the water and why the cars don't fall right off.

We stopped at a random restaurant on the way home where we all ate fries and various other things. The ride home was stressful because A was acting like he was feeling nauseous. We really didn't want him to throw up; fortunately, he fell asleep instead! The next day we gave him some Gravol before heading out for a 30-minute car ride to the shoe store and to visit my grandparents. He seemed slightly drugged but not at all nauseous. At least D seems to have outgrown her carsickness, which used to plague her almost any time we traveled.

Let me end on a less vomit-y note with some photos from the park on Monday: