To the beach...

We only brought a few toys for the kids to play with, and pushing our suitcases around the apartment has been one of their primary entertainments at home. We have a nice hardwood floor, and the suitcases have great casters, so they glide like a dream and it actually looks pretty fun - I think every morning, they start their days with this play.

The weather here has been exeptional the last couple of days (too nice to be pushing suitcases around the house!), and I heard that it's supposed to rain tomorrow, so I decided to take them to the "supposedly" nearby Amager Beach - by myself, with my bike (and the trailer). I was told that it's only a 20 minute bike ride to the beach. So I packed our lunch and hit the road. Shortly after, Yuto starts screaming his lungs out, and he would wiggle himself out of the straps that the straps were now strangling him. I must have stopped like 15 times to fix him and trying to calm him down (in vain). It was a really stressful trip there, but I finally made it to the beach, in about an hour.

The beach was so beautiful. Water crystal clear, and very cold. Mio was brave enough to get her entire body wet. But she was freezing when she came out. The Danes seem to be totally enjoying this weather, soaking up the sun as they only get to enjoy the summer for a very short time. I only saw a few parasols which made me anxious for sun damage on their fair skin (I'm all about sun protection!), but they didn't seem to mind.

I ate a lot of sand today, sharing a sandwich with the kids. This was the first beach experience for Yuto, and I think he enjoyed it. It's going to take me at least a few days to build up the energy to take them to the beach again, but I would do it again.