The Beach (the bugs)

After the train museum we decided to hit the beach. The kids love the beach. They can play in the sand and water for hours and as long as they don't start dumping sand on each other's heads (Gus!) then Kat and I can have an actual conversation and relax. For much of the summer it's too hot to go to the beach- the water isn't even refreshing, it's like lukewarm bathwater- so now that it's a little cooler we were looking forward to this trip especially since it had been awhile since we'd gone.

Little did we know that...

it was lovebug season. I mean, we knew lovebugs were plentiful as my front fender was covered in their little, fornicating carcasses, but we didn't know how bad they would be.

Looks picturesque, no? It only looks that way, because picturesque it was not. Katherine and I were avoiding the flies that were biting us while the kids played. We were not having conversation and we definitely were not relaxed. Gus and K ignored the bugs for awhile but eventually we all couldn't take it so we had to head back to the car. We'd already had to run to avoid the lovebugs when going to the beach and when we got back to the car it was even worse, like Hitchcock's The Birds, but with lovebugs.

It was so gross. We decided to open one back door- the door least covered in lovebugs- and all pile in that way then sort out the seating when the door closed and we were safe. Tons of bugs still got in the car with us- Kailey screamed at them and Gus tried to catch them and keep them as pets. FYI, lovebugs stink when they get mushed.

So we went down to the dock for a little while. No bugs.

Kailey makes things so much easier. A trip to the grocery store with Gus can be an exercise in near insanity, but having K along makes it sooooo much easier. She entertains Gus endlessly (I again lament our move).