Brave Big Step

Day trip!

Joined Chelsey, Abi, Sophia and Auntie Daniella at the Beach in Port Stanley for the day. Soon as we got to the beach Declan wanted sunscreen (burn the kid once...) and he was ready to get in the sand. Told him I wanted to put his swim trunks on and he said he wasn't going in the water.

I made him out them in anyway.

He got to playing in the sand right away but it was such a hot day. I had to get in the water even just my feet to cool off a little. Declan wanted to see what it was like too but just his feet.

"I JUST WANT TO TRY A LITTLE!" 

The response when I suggested he come in further.

Slowly I managed to coax him out. Promised I'd hold onto him. Wrapped around my waist he enjoyed the warm waves splashing his feet and legs. I got a few scratches on my shoulders but worth it to get him brave enough to let me get him down standing in the water. The waves were big though so I had to lift him up often so he wouldn't get knocked over and under.

Got out briefly to have a snack and then he wanted back in. This time I made him wear his life jacket (make my job easier). He was scared I'd let him go because he had it on but soon he realized how great it was and there were a ton of laughs while we played in the waves. 

We even went back in the water for a third time before a rain cloud ended our four hours at the beach. I'm so excited he had so much fun. He didn't want to get out and he peed in the water. Yup. Take that Lake Erie.