We went to Rocky Point last weekend. Jonas loves it. Although he does take long breaks from the sun to watch movies in the trailer. He didn't mind being buried in the sand, but I had to keep the sun away from his face with the boogie board.
Jonas loved the tide pools so much. He'd walk through looking for cool sea creatures. He even picked up crabs (some as big as his hand), star fish and other cool see life he'd find.
While he was walking along the tide pools, he carried his rake everywhere that evening. He put it down to go swimming and someone stole it. He did not understand why someone would take his toy. Before bedtime, he grabbed his shovel and pail and slept with them. He was not going to let those disappear!
We had to beg for this posed picture with smile from him. He was far too busy to stop for a photo. Grandma Estella and I smiled big before he walked away to look for more exciting stuff.
He would walk into the tide pools and "swim". "Look mom, I'm swimming," he'd say, using his hands to hold himself up. He and Jeremiah swam so much. The pools were a perfect size for him. He'd watch the fish swim by. It was so cool to see him so excited.
I think this smile says it all.
He'd spot crabs and let us all know. "Look daddy there it is," said Jonas. Jeremiah would walk over and try to catch the little crabs before they hid. He'd show Jonas and tell him to touch them.
At first, he was a bit apprehensive, but then he was brave and even held them. Then he'd pick them up himself and put them back
in the water. He picked up two starfishes and put them into another small pool of water. "I put the baby with his momma," he'd say, putting the smaller one next to the bigger star fish. Mommy and baby need to be together. Of course!
Here we are at the most talked about aquarium in our lives. He always talks about the poor, lonesome seal, but every time we go to take a look at it, he changes his mind. "I don't want to see the seal," he says. Maybe next time! He does love to look at all the fish, crabs, turtles, eels and sea horses.
He told grandma and grandpa all about the aquarium. He showed them around. It's not the cleanest, but he absolutely loves it. We have to do some serious coaxing to get him
out of there each time we go.He points to all the sea animals on the mural outside the aquarium and names them. He's pretty much seen them all!
