On The Beach

The kids loved playing in the tidal pools and swimming in the waves last week. They built sand castles, fairy houses, and all sorts of other creations.

Brian, on the other hand, simply couldn't wait to try his first seafood. At one point, he was sitting down in a little pool of water, splashing and scooping up sand. I turned away to take a quick peak at the girls' sand castle, and when I looked back at Brian, I was horrified to see a LIVE CRAB in his mouth. The poor crab's feet were sticking out of Brian's mouth, kicking frantically. It had all the makings of an episode of "Fear Factor". Brian had a look of disgust on his face, but didn't seem to know how to get the salty object out of his mouth. After the initial shock wore off, I grabbed the sea creature and threw it onto the sand.

Brian flashed a sandy, almost-toothless smile.

And that, my friends, answers the question that I am asked quite frequently, nowadays...

"Is having a little boy any different, after having all those girls?"

It's hard to be certain, but one thing is for sure. So far, I've never had to pull live crustaceans out of any of the girls' mouths.