Tuesday: The Ocean!

Tuesday we spent the day at the ocean - the first part at Pemquid Point and the second at Pemaquid Beach. Pemaquid Point Light is one of my favorite places to visit while in Maine. It's just so picturesque and New England-ey. The coast is really rocky, so it makes it a little adventurous, too, navigating all those slabs of rock...especially with a one year old! Caleb found a little tide pool he was happy to splash around in, and Dan and Gabe went in search of other life in the tide pools below. The found LOTS of snails, which Gabe absolutely loved (they're so slimy!).

We had lunch there in the little restaurant that seems like it hangs right over the ocean, and then we went to Pemaquid Beach and hung out for a little bit. Caleb loved standing in the sand as the waves came up and covered his feet, and Gabe and Dan again went in search of wildlife, which they found in the form of a bunch of hermit crabs! I didn't get a picture, but there were these really sweet girls who caught a bunch for him and put them in his little bucket. We weren't totally prepared in terms of swimsuits (I forgot mine), but we made it work. :-)

The sand and water were full of sparkles, which we later learned we think is the mineral micah, but it made everything so glimmery and shiny. It was another beautiful day surrounded by beautiful things. There's just something about the ocean that always just awes me and makes me feel so small, in a good way, remembering how thankful I am for God's creation.

Here are the rest of our pictures from the day at the ocean.