The white midriffs, pasty legs and abundance of sunglasses tell me that summer is here. Time for
pub gardens and ice cold cider the park and a carton of ice cold juice. Living so close to the beach has one major advantage - free entertainment. It doesn't matter if you are one or one hundred, the beach seems to be a source of constant amusement in the summer. From sandcastles, to sunbathing, to sitting in deckchairs scoffing fish'n'chips, we do like to be beside the seaside.
This summer the baby will need entertaining a lot more than last year. Last year he spent half the summer as a bump, and the other half as a sleeping, feeding, pooing machine, waking up only to feed, and even then he seemed half asleep. This year I will have a (presumably) mobile, active toddler on my hands.
So here are the things we plan to do if the glorious weather stays this way:
-Lots of trips to the beach. We are lucky enough to be a 5 minute walk from a gorgeous sandy beach so any spare time will be spent down there. Dylan loves feeling the sand between his fingers but I have yet to convince him that the cold waves are actually a lot of fun!
