Beach Day....104 Degrees!!!

So we decided instead of a two hour drive to Richmond, VA we would drive 2 hours to Colonial Beach and spend the day at the beach. (just saying - 2 hours with a toddler is a LONG time!) We also took Daniel (James' new best friend). Anyway we got there and the beach was not all that impressive. The hot sand was rough with tons of rocks, the water was a little dirty and when in the water you couldn't see past your knees (freaky) and there were mossy rocks everywhere. But we had a good time spending about 2 hours in the water....being outside of the water was definitely out of the question because of the burning sand and heat radiating off the burning sand - so there were no pictures...sorry about that! James and Daniel stayed in the water the entire time....they are fishes when it comes to water and could stay in all day! James even learned how to blow bubbles and put his head completely under water, holding his breath and everything! He was pretty stoked about the whole thing. After swimming we went to the grocery store and got lunch, then deciding that since we were at George Washington's birthplace we would go there. It was beautiful. We got to see the plantation of the Washington's, the foundation of the home he was actually born in, the Memorial House, the Kitchen, the Farm House, the Weaving House, and the Barn. His plantation was right on the shore...no sand, just rocks and then water...but so beautiful. It was a very quick trip because of the time and the HEAT!! Pregnant lady walking around in 104 degree weather trying to put the reins on her 2 (almost 3) year old son...not a good idea! But it was still really cool to see the area where he was born!

On the way home, after a big long day, we were basically just trying to survive - and had on one of James' favorite songs ever...."I like to move it, move it" from Madagascar. He was dancing and we passed a cop car. We didn't think anything of it and noticed that he pulled out and started following us...well immediately we turn off the music and question our driving. Minutes later the flashing lights start and we pull over. We were totally confused...because we weren't speeding at all (maybe even under a little). He walked up and looked in the backseat of the car and then told Tyler that he had thought James wasn't buckled because he was flailing around in his seat....Tyler (polite as ever) just responded that it has just been a long day and we will try to keep him more secured in his seat. (BTW - he was 100% totally buckled in) When the officer left, we looked back and extreme TERROR was on James' face. He thought the police officer was going to take him to jail....this reaction might have something to do with the fact that every time we get in the car and he whines about putting his seat belt on, we tell him "we have to wear our seat belts or the police will pulls us over and put us in jail!" Anyway, he was pretty freaked out and we told him he had to not danced and move around so much, but that because we had our seat belt on, we were NOT going to jail! I don't think we will have a problem with the seat belt anymore. Tyler and I really just couldn't stop laughing at the fact that James has now been pulled over and almost got a ticket (or worse) because he couldn't keep his dancing in control....and before he was 3 years old! All I have to say is....Emergency Room 3 times, and now pulled over once - we are really in for it as parents!

P.S. I only have 44 more days of this pregnancy...my favorite number!!