Beach Adventures

All my boys love action, they will go until the fumes run out.
This trip we did not insist on naps and here is the result! He played so hard he would practically collapse here Logan was draped over the ottoman with his legs buckling every 10 seconds or so, it was hysterical.
Larry and Logan managed to find some Cherrystone Clams. They dug these up from the mud.
Here we are searching for ghost crabs, they can run forward, backwards and left or right. Although you’d think they might be scavengers, since most other crabs are, ghost crabs prefer their food alive. They hunt small animals like coquina clams, sea turtle hatchlings, and mole crabs. It may seem odd that one type of crab would feed on another type, but mole crabs are not actually crabs at all. They are another form of crustacean, like lobsters and shrimp, and can be easily picked from the sand beneath receding waves—where they bury themselves to safely eat the microscopic plankton the waves bring in—and held in the palm of your hand. They don’t have pinchers and resemble large beetles, ranging in size from half-an-inch to two inches, so they are perfect for throwing at friends reading books in the dry sand. If you don’t pay attention, though, they’ll scurry right off your hand and burrow themselves back into the sand. Damn, they run fast. (I found this information in one of the books at the beach house)

I think this evening crab hunt will become a tradition, the kids loved it and it was a great bonding/memory building time.
We found our 8 legged friend!