We went to Wingaersheek Beach in Gloucester, MA with my inlaws last week and had a blast. This is our favorite beach! It's pretty, very family friendly (meaning no dental floss or Speedos are usually seen there)and clean. The tide was way out last week and we had to go pretty far out into the ocean for the water to even hit my middle! Madelyn did not enjoy the beach as much this year, as she did last year. She didn't like the water, but loved the sand. It was a 100 degree day so the sand was hot and being away from the water was hot! We got there about 10 am and stayed until 3:00(ish). That was a little much for Madelyn, as she was a mess by the time we left. My brother in law, Bob, came with us and was able to bring his daughter, Kara along. Katelyn absolutely loved the water and was my water buddy that day. We spent a lot of time together in the water. Madelyn was happy playing in a hole of water she found in the sand. She had a handful of shells and a clump of seaweed she enjoyed tremendously. She would put the shells in her bucket and them dump them out into the water. Then she would float her seaweed around and around. She even called it " my seaweed". As in " Oh no, mama! I yost MY seaweed!!" I thought we were going to have to bring her new aquatic plant with us!! Katelyn and I saw several hermit crabs walking (crawling?) at a very fast pace at the bottom of the ocean. We tried to keep an eye out for those and not step on them. We brought along snacks, a tent and various other beach items but I didn't spend much time there! Towards the end of our time there Madelyn really started crying. I think exhaustion, sun and heat finally got to her! They have usually have shower stalls available to rinse of in there and I was really looking forward to those. Except that Gloucester was having some sort of water issue so the showers were closed. I was like "oh boy!". I dragged the girls and myself into a hot, dirty bathroom stall and tried to change us all from wet, sandy swimsuits into clean, dry clothes all without any of our stuff touching the muddy floor. I wasn't too successful. Madelyn was having a hysterical fit in there, screaming, crying and yelling saying " No!" over and over again. Katelyn started to cry. I was crying, not from emotion but from the salty sweat that was dripping into my eyes as I tried to wrestle Madelyn out of her swim suit and into her clothes. I think I may have said a couple of swear words- in my mind- at that moment. It was very frustrating. We finally got changed and out of the hot, beach bathroom. We ordered lunch from the snack bar but Madelyn fell asleep in the car as soon as Mike started it. She was sooooo tired poor thing! Other than the bathroom issue it was a pretty great day.
Here are some pics from that day
Kara, my brother in law's daughter with Nana. She's 4 months younger than Madelyn.
Madelyn's reaction whenever water touched her...
Here are some pics from that day
