Surprise! A post from NC. We are having a great time. Lots of ice cream with my mom's special fudge sauce has been consumed by everyone in the house. We had a few days of rain, but today Thom and Jack got to spend a lot of time building sandcastles. Thom loves building sandcastles. Jack invented a new sort of sandcastle activity I've deemed 'full body sandcastling.' I'll post a picture of it when I get home and you'll understand. Kitty has been getting lots of love and attention from everyone here... we babygate off the top floor of the beach house (where the kitchen/greatroom is) and she scoots her crab crawl all over. Usually, she wants to play with whatever Jack has made from the duplo set we brought with us... and that usually makes Jack unhappy. Today while sitting on the beach with Thom, Jack and Kitty, I felt a moment of utter bliss. The sound and smell of the ocean truly relaxes me and makes me happy.