We took a "field trip" to the beach yesterday! We had so much fun.  It's still nice and warm out and the water is still warm, but NO one was there!  This beach is a really cool beach at the Atlantic Ocean.  It's not really a tourist beach, mostly residential.  The waves are usually little higher here, and there are sharks.  We didn't see any yesterday, but we did see a few dolphins.  No matter how many times I see them in the wild, they always amaze me!  We didn't see it but there was a water spout out there.  It's a weak tornado that forms over the water.  We didn't find out til we were home watching the news.  It was right near where we were.  We played in the water for quite a while.  David didn't know what to think of it at first, but then we couldn't keep him out (even though he was shivering!).  We found lots of shells, horseshoe crab tails and skate egg cases.  Skate egg cases are really neat.  A skate is like a sting ray.  Their egg cases are also called Mermaid's purses.  They are black and almost plastic feeling.  David was collecting as many as he could carry.  We did find one live clam and a hermit crab.  Finding and identifing all this seafood made us very hungary!  Since we were in Virgiinia Beach we went to our favorite Chinese Buffet!  They have such good food!!!!  We are spoiled living by the ocean...fresh fish is never hard to find! 

Today Maddie and Allie have soccer practice.  They are getting ready for their games in the morning.