92 degrees outside

8 towels

1 blanket

2 coolers

8 bathing suits

1 umbrella

6 pails

7 shovels

14 sandwiches

1 gluten-free, egg-free, dairy-free lunch for myself

1 beach chair

2 swim diapers

1 bottle of sunscreen

2 beach bags of snacks

3 trips to the van to pack it all up

30 minute drive

4 hours of splashing sandy fun

3- number of sandwiches dropped in the sand

20 gazillion- the number of times I tell people to stop walking across the blanket

30 minute drive home

5 trips to bring it all inside from the van

20 gazillion-the number of times I tell people to stop dumping sand out inside the house

576 pounds- the weight of the towels now that they are wet and sandy

1- number of pails that didn’t make it home

20- number of times I will be asked before dinnertime if we can go to the beach again tomorrow

20- number of times I will say, “We’ll see.”

50-50 the odds that I mean yes