It was a surreal day at Lyall Bay. The fog rolling in banked up on the horizon and engulfed the hills around the bay. News of a shark sighting only hours before added to the erie feeling. A fin had been spotted for a few seconds. The beach was closed for swimming, as a precaution, but after no more sightings in an hour it was reopened.
Still, I couldn’t help scanning the calm waters for a rogue shark’s fin as Charlotte and Sophie boogie boarded in the gentle surf and Alice crawled around like a baby turtle.
Dan cycled home from work early, so he could meet us at the beach. I took the chance to take a few pics of Alice’s ‘no fear’ attitude to the sea. The photos aren’t the best – taken with my phone – but at least I have them to show her on her 21st! Sophie is in the background scanning the water for a perfect wave.
And Sophie catches a wave…
It won’t be long before Alice is walking into the surf, not crawling! With her first Birthday just six week’s away we’re hedging our bets as to whether she’ll take her first steps whilst Chinese Grandma and Granddad are here. She’s so close!
Our water babes…
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That looks gorgeous. And Sophie looks like a lovely little water baby.
what fun! i cant believe your little one is almost a year old!! wow.
She’s still got her lovely bubba chub 🙂 Not surprised with the night feeds she still has… but I’m finally getting some time with hubbie! Your book helped to spur me on 😉 x
Neither can we! This year has flown by! Makes me broody for just one more… but that would be madness (then again – I’m already mad!). x
Ahh, love the pictures of Alice in the sea, scary about the shark sighting, that would have done me in. I have a newish walker, amazing what a new world it opens up to them, I had forgotten, are you planning a big one year celebration?
What a fantastic time was had by all down at Lyall Bay!! Just watched the video twice…and could hear your voice and laughter in the background…just magic !!
OMG Alice the water turtle – she is a fearless little soul and I just want to hug her!
might have to get us some boogie boards
and
Alice really does love the sea doesnt she!!!
and she is extremely close to walking
No plans for a ‘big one’ – I haven’t really got involved with other ‘baby’ groups with Alice yet. When Sophie joins Charlotte at school in February I’ll do a bit more. Dan’s folks fly back to the UK 2 day’s before Alice’s 1st Birthday, so we’ll do a little something with lots of bubbles and balloons at home. Probably invite the neighbours and their children round too – so that we don’t eat too much cake!! Will be nice to have something low key, but fun too 🙂
We were thinking of you and wish you could zip over here x Maybe next Christmas! Love you xx
We are so blessed to be able to live so close to the sea! Those photos of Alice at the beach will be treasured photos I’m sure…gorgeous!
How awesome that Alice is fearless and at ease in the water! And wow only 6 weeks until 1st birthday!! Time flies