Some sun, a run, and a dip...

Well, Rebecca is back in the States safely. Shopping spree for the next years worth of clothes and necessities that we don’t really feel like paying shipping for (i.e. Christmas/Birthday gifts) and for more importantly, relaxation time for Rebecca.

Yes, you heard correctly (scary, I know)... Ryan is home alone with the kiddos...
We went to the beach yesterday and today. Nothing to report for yesterdays festivities, but today we had a near drowning and a bicycle accident all within 2-3 hours of each other. First the bicycle accident... nothing new really. Thaddeus learning to ride (with training wheels) and hits something new, in this case unlevel ground. Bike tips, kid falls and wouldn't you know it; he hit the one thing NOT covered by the bicycle helmet... his face. He is alright... just a bruised forehead and ego.


Well, on to the big event; the near drowning of Nathanael. To set the stage Nathanael was in the water with a kick board (called it bogey board), daddy (me) in the sand with Thaddeus building a sand castle, Hannah off playing with some friends.

I was watching and waiting to see what was going to happen as Nathanael drifted in to some of the deeper than Nathanael water... would he kick back towards shore and continue playing or would he panic? Yup... panic sets in, instead of clinging to the floating toy and calling for help... the boy lets go and sinks. Dad jumps up and sprints the 10 yards and jumps into the water, a short swim later; Nathanael is back on top of the surface. All is well again.

So was the boy fazed by all of this?? Nope, I caught him 10 minutes later being dragged out into deeper than Nathanael water by the undertow of the wave action. Man, talk about keeping me on my toes.

Well... that’s it for this day’s adventure in "Ryan is home alone with the kiddos..." Hope you all enjoyed and be sure to check in tomorrow (or the next day) for the next exciting adventure!