Yucky Day + Toddler + Beach = Seagull Chasing Fun

Yesterday was a yucky day.  It was rainy.  It was cold-ish, (Ok, it was in the 60's which isn't cold for February, but in Florida, I consider it cold-ish).  I had a headache.  Nathan was vexatious to my spirit.  Bent on irritating me in every possible fashion.  We needed to get out of the house in order to save our relationship.  First we went to Memorial Hospital to visit my good friend Heather.  It's nice to talk to an adult once in a while!  Then we went to the beach.  The beach isn't usually the first place people think to go on a yucky day, but I'm not most people, as you well know.

Upon reaching the beach, Nathan and I noticed two things.  1. It was far more cold on the beach than it was inland.  2. There was a large flock of seagulls about 50 yards down the beach from us.  Nathan LOVES birds!  Once I pointed out the flock, he completely forgot how cold it was.  The following is a pictorial account of his encounter with the flock.  (For those of you who are on Facebook, sorry about the redundancy.)



Hi Birds!





Can I come play with you?

Wait, where are you going?



You want to play over there?



Ok, I'll come over there with you.

Wow!  The water is really cold! 



Hi!  My name is Naynay.  Can I pet you?




Hi Mommy!  This is my bird friend!



(I just liked this gull and his crazy eyebrows)

Hi birds!  Hi!!

I'm coming too!

Wait for me!

Maybe if I just sit here and dig, they will come to me.

Ok, I'll go slow so I won't scare you.

Wait!  I'm going slow!

See, I won't hurt you!  I want to pet you!



Bird friends!  I can't fly!!

 And then it started to rain, so we had to put the camera away and head for home.  All in all, it was a pretty good day for one without sunshine.  I'm sure the seagulls loved it too!