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<\/a><\/p>\nSo after taking a picture of the ocean from the balcony, I sent Pookie inside to be swim trunked and sunblocked.<\/p>\n
And then we headed down to the sand.<\/p>\n The beach looked beachy.<\/p>\n The water looked watery.<\/p>\n The condo building looked big.<\/p>\n And Pookie looked confused.<\/p>\n But with a little guidance, Pookie got comfortable and acquainted himself with Jacksonville Beach.<\/p>\n He watched his toes mush into the sand.<\/p>\n He picked up seashells.<\/p>\n He may have tried to eat some sand.<\/p>\n And he ventured into the ocean with Daddy.<\/p>\n And while that was happening, we may have seen Grandpa Ed spying on us from the balcony.<\/p>\n Pookie dug into the sand.<\/p>\n Then he sat down and really got busy.<\/p>\n Emrick wasn’t the only one taking in the beach that day. Our condo unit contained a few boogie boards, and some of the boys were eager to give them a whirl. But D’oh! We forgot to bring them down to the beach with us. Knowing that Grandpa Ed was on the balcony, however, Chris took control of the situation, and carved a message into the sand…<\/p>\n … in 3-inch letters.<\/p>\n It worked, though! Like magic, several boogie boards spontaneously appeared in our possession! Marcus tried out one of them.<\/p>\n So did Chris and Nick.<\/p>\n Not pictured is me lying on the beach next to Sam and one of us isn’t wearing sunscreen.<\/p>\n Then we all came inside and showered and dressed, and Pookie wrote about his adventures in Grandpa’s planner.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n