Thank you! We did have a good time, and nothing went wrong (so no stress) but we also didn't try to 'do' too much. Just sort of enjoyed the beach. Yes, Minor especially was very into the water and he liked playing in the waves, regardless of the temperature.

Also I brought several books along and the one that I ended up starting (I didn't read a whole lot) was The Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories. I read three stories by the light of that splendid moon. So, thank you for that.