Stacy stayed with us today and we headed for Shell Beach with three shovels (blue, yellow, and red), the dump truck and backhoe, bucket, blanket, cameras, sunscreen, and hats. There was a mother seal and her baby just off the beach and impressively high waves. We laughed as we arrived because there were so many families with parents aiming cameras at toddlers. The kids were all outfitted with hats, but many were otherwise skimpily dressed. (I guess you're cool if the kid doesn't get sun on his face.) It was an almost hot day and the women quickly reclined on the blanket while Jack got to work digging. We all took our shoes off. Jack and Stacy fetched water in his bucket and build a mountain to wet down. Jack discovered the pleasures of sand mittens. Soon he also had sand leggings.
Around 1:00 we headed for Two Fish, but they were sold out of lunch. Jack spotted smoke so we drove to find the fire. It was the Association burning slash behind the office. We discovered a whole lineup of machines in their shed and behind the fire station, three junked cars. Boy were they ever junked. Glass from the windshields scattered around, doors sitting where the front seats used to be, roofs next to the bodies, engines exposed and wires pointing out of door jambs. But air still in the tires! What are these doing here? Jack wasn't the only one fascinated.
Jack ate a big lunch around 3:00, devouring another turkey, cheese, chicken sandwich, a half a grapefruit, and two oranges. Stacy had to squeeze the grapefruit dry so he could drink all the juice. He put the little bowl on his head so his hair got a grapefruit-orange juice rinse. We gave him a bath. Lots of playing after the bath. Jack announced to me that he was going to cut up my dining room table. I think it is going into the chipharvester.
Jack is happy that he is going home to Chenery tomorrow. He looks forward to seeing Daddy and Ripley. But I think he has really enjoyed his week up here. It sure is over too soon for me.
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