Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Belatedly, the beach

Dear Reader,

These photos are a little overdue... oh well. Sometimes I feel completely overwhelmed by my busy schedule of opening up every cabinet in the house and pulling everything out. But then I think, If I don't do these things, who will? And that re-energizes me.

Right, anyway... the beach. It will make one feel small and insignificant...


...I hate that feeling. So I tried to figure out how to dominate the ocean. Mostly this involved running around in the surf...


...and jumping in the waves as much as my overprotective parents would allow.


Dad pulled me out of the way of so many incoming waves that he threw his back out for the first time in his life. I am going to have to put him on a workout regimen so we don't continue to experience these sorts of letdowns.

I am not going to claim to that I succeeded in conquering the sea. We'll call it a draw for now. One day I will have a boat... those seem to help:


In any case, I looked fabulous while I was at the beach, thanks to the chic babykini that Aunt Abby sent me:


It was a great week, all in all, thanks largely to Gram and the Cheeky Cheeks (Sue, Ali, Char and Tim) who doted most appropriately on me. In this photo from Shackleford Island, I believe they were simultaneously feeding me and applying sunscreen, as I proclaimed my Noo Yawk roots:


Ciao for now,

Maddie

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Parents raising you right...a NY Yankees fan.

Anonymous said...

Parents raising you right...a NY Yankees fan.