Busy at the Beach

Yesterday was certainly a busy day here!

We started the morning by making donuts!    Ok, so I'll admit,  these aren't your traditional donuts. No yeast.  No deep fryer.  But, the kids sure do have fun making them.  (And Gramma loves helping the through the process.)

So I set about putting them to work

And just what is that deliciousness, you might wonder?

Well, those are Oreo Cookie Donuts. And you can rest assured that they were a big hit!  

The rest of the day could have been quite content just enjoying the smiles of this little scuba diver in the house.

But we headed to the beach, where PapPap G already had the beach tents up and ready for us to relax under.

The water was much colder, so there wasn't a whole lot of wave jumping, but that made it easier for surf fishing since the ocean wasn't brimming with people. 

I gave up running to the shore to take photos and opted just to shoot from the convenience of my chair.  (Not that I couldn't have used the exercise after eating one of those donuts.)  But, hey, it's my vacation....right?

PapPap G had  a grand time reeling in the mullets, and certainly enjoyed showing this catch off to a couple of by standers.

And, Jim certainly caught his fair share as well, but he released most before I could get a shot.

I suppose the excitement dwindles when those fish keep jumping on the line.  (Just kidding) At one point, I heard my granddaughter comment that she thought that PapPap had caught the same fish twice.  Too funny.

Speaking of excitement, I was zooming in on this couple as they were pretty far out in the ocean

when that fin popped up in front of them.  Actually, there were several fins but my finger wasn't fast enough to get the photo.  No worries, they ended up coming onto shore several hours later. (The couple....not the fins.)

Uncle Jim kept the little ones busy building a fancy interior to the sand fort that he and the kids had built earlier.

They had a blast building.

And a lot of fun destroying it as well!

And they even enjoyed hanging out under the umbrella for awhile.

And, of course, there was time spent "fishing" under the tent.

as well as some crazy water shenanigans by these two.

Later in the evening, there were card games in the house

with lots of banana shirts included.

Amy and I took a walk down to the beach, where the skies offered a magnificent view

and we glimpsed the rising of the full moon.

How's that for a busy day?