Florida Trip, Post II

Nana and Papa live on the water.  And where's there's water, there are little boys with shovels and buckets who want to try to empty the ocean, build water dams and dig holes, and simply throw sand around while splashing around.  Bode would have spent the entire trip in the water if Ashley had let him.  Here are some action photos.  First, Bode and his bucket and shovel.

For awhile, Bode was content to just dig and wade.  At some point, he wanted to immerse himself in the water.  Hence, the need for his swim suit, snorkel, mask--basically everything except a SCUBA tank.

He wasn't a big fan of the mask and snorkel.  He's used to swimming with goggles, and Ashley said Bode didn't like how the mask felt on his nose.  Of course, that didn't stop the fun.

Bode spent a lot of time in the water.  Ashley said he was swimming for 1-2 hours every day except for  the one day it rained.  The nice side-effect was an exhausted Bode at the end of each day.  He was so tired, he would put himself to bed--gotta like that!