Beat me - Whip Me

The man who sits on the bench with different signs each day, was there this morning with a sign that said Beat Me - Whip Me. We can't work out if he just has a wicked sense of humour or he's just downright strange! The other day it said Ice Creams $5. I dread to think what would happen if you stopped and asked for one!

Whilst having our breakfast outside, we watched the Cross Country horse riding at the Olympics. I have to say the course was brilliant. We especially liked the jump called "East End Barrows", the boys liked the miniature Tower of London. We went in to play - Small and I on the IPad and Smallest and Huffle playing Monopoly U-Build. At the same time we watched the synchronised diving. WOW. They were amazing. Shame we didn't quite get there, but it was entertaining all the same.

Tom Daley & Pete Waterfield on our IPad Tv on the sun room

In order to get more picnic and breakfast stuff, we had to go shopping. We went to Walmart and purchased some Noodles (not to eat but to play in the lake with!), lots of lovely breakfast things and some picnicky bits and bobs. On the way home we stopped off at a local place we went to before and had dinner. Great place as they were also screening the Olympics so we got to see some beach volleyball, boxing and rowing. We were particularly happy to see the GB team beat the Canadians, as the programme we watched was very Canadian biased (obviously).

Saw this bunny as we were getting out of the car

After dinner we popped back, got changed, made a picnic tea, put the shopping away and went to the beach. Same beach, same spot, some of the same people.

Boys playing Boules

As they were playing, a man walked by and the boys paused their game to let him pass. He picked up their jack ball and said "here is this yours?". They said yes thank you and smiled politely but I could see Huffle chuckling secretly.

It was very hot and quite windy. So the umbrellas didn't stay up well. This time the boys didn't jump in straight away. The water seemed colder. They did go in, many times though.

Muscles like Noodles

Huffle went in up to his waist but I only paddled today.

Huffle and I did manage to go for a walk up the beach on our own, until they realised what we were doing and ran after us, then they found some big rocks to climb so they left us alone. Later we tried to walk on our own the other way. They let us walk and then on the way back Smallest ran to us telling us all the things Small had done or said!

The boys had another swim, we ate our picnic, then the boys went on the park.

More swimming,

Lots of sandcastle making,

A bit of burying Small in the sand.

More belly button making

Boules

Then back home, showers, stories and bed. Phew, it's still hot. According to the weather forecast there was a storm due today which never happened and a storm is due tomorrow, Thursday and Friday. The weather reports seem to change that much that we don't don't make too many forward plans anymore, just see what it looks like and do whatever we like. No-one is bored of the beach yet, so we will keep going for now.

 

 

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