The title of the posting tonight is a quote we heard quite often from Shane today! Since summer temperatures decided to return to Ventura the past few days, we decided to take advantage and head to the beach. We rode our bikes (which is a fun thing in and of itself!!) and spent some time playing in the water (that was very cold!!) and the sand. Poor Shane was not a fan of the cold water, despite wearing a wetsuit!, and was just a bit timid about the water. As a result, we heard quite often how scary the ocean was and how he wanted to either take a walk or sit on the beach towel!
Steve and I had to laugh about the "scary" situation as it once again pointed out to us how different our two kids are. Granted, age plays a role, but as we were recalling Faith at age two, she would run in and out of the ocean and was just drawn to it! Her swimming nemesis was pools! And since Shane is just so much more adventurous than she was in so many ways (climbing anything and everything, hanging on the counter and swinging, etc.) it's funny to see him scared of the ocean. While we sit back and smirk, in a way I like the cautiousness he is now displaying! Just another joy of being a parent...watching them, learning about them, and noticing the little thing that make them them!
On a totally random note, we discovered that if we want Shane to eat something at a meal that he may not otherwise want to eat, all we have to do is put it in a tortilla!! A few weeks ago I made fish tacos, and I was surprised that he ate an entire taco! Tonight I made chicken, which he normally will not eat, so we put both his and Faith's in a tortilla, and he ate almost the entire thing! Go figure!
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