Chuns of fun

Christian and I were just talking about how much fun we have at the beach with these kids now.  It's nice because we can both be out in the water on boards with them, or we can sit back and watch while they play in the shore break (more Tristan, not so much Betsy, yet).  I love that they both love the water so much, and that they can last as long as we can at the beach.  This past Labor Day we decided to go to Chuns on the North Shore.  It's always got a little something to surf on a longboard.  We left early to beat the crowd and it ended being a really, really fun day.  Tristan had been practicing surfing in town and can now stand up with a little help from dad.  It was time to test his skills out on the other side of the island. 

B and I walked over to get a closer look at the boys surfing.

After Tristan paddled in, this poor girl thought that it was her turn to go out.  She didn't like it when dad told her he wanted to rest for a minute:

She stormed off and wanted us to know that she was upset:

 

Which led to really sad tears that broke her dad's heart:

So dad took her out for a swim and she was thrilled.  See matching sunshine eyes:

Just so happy:

Throughout the day, the tide was rising and the waves started creating this little pool to play in.

This ended up providing another little while of play time with the kids.  Tristan has gotten SO much more comfortable on boards lately, it's amazing.  When the pool of water would dry up, Christian would take him down to pull him along the shore break.  Even when he wipes out now, he loves it and wants more.  A milestone reached by Tristan when they paddled out for a second surf: He ditched his floaties.  This day will go down in the books...