Crystal Beach

While in Buffalo recently, we made a day trip to the cottage in Crystal Beach, Canada. Joaquin was curious/excited/cautious about his first time in Lake Erie. He liked the water, but maintained a healthy grip on whomever he was with the entire time. Benny's experience with the water went something like this: Play in the sand and look out at the water with suspicion. Walk to the shoreline and allow feet to get wet (run back to sand laughing.) Walk a little ways into the water holding adult hands, laughing but hesitant. Splash and jump and throw self about in water with ever increasing zeal. Splash and jump and frolic and squeal with delight all the while asking mom, dad, Poppy, Nana to take him further and further out into the Lake. In the end, he didn't want to come out of the water at all and was swimming on his own close to the shoreline. It was a ball watching him. Here are a few pictures from the outing. (Nana has all the good ones on her camera.)

Joaquin in the cottage getting ready to head to the beach. (He's holding the brush he uses to style his three hairs. Looking good.)

It's always warm and sunny at Crystal Beach. Unless it's cold, gray and snowy.

Be cautious when walking through this gated community! You never know when you may run into round-headed professionals recklessly ambling about. We carry bells to let them know we're coming so we don't startle them.

Before Benny discovers how much more fun it is to play in the water.

Mama and her nugget.
Mama is dreaming about the Tim Hortons Iced Cappuccino she will soon slurp up. Mmmmm, Timmy Hos. One of the best things about visiting the cottage. That and snuggling with clammy-skinned babes after their swims. Love the cold-wet-baby-wrapped-in-a-warm-beach-towel burrito. Mmmmm, burritos.