Lilly is craving normalcy.I admit nothing is really normal for our family right now especially for the summer However we did have some beautiful days at the beach.one day in particular that was not very hot. I set up a bunch of umbrellas for Lilly and brought a bunch of fluids for her ..especially Capri Sun. I also brought her paints and canvas to the beach.The painting Lilly created was beautiful.She actually used pencil first to outline the canvas and then painted over it. The picture is of the Cape May Light House from the Cove Beach in Cape may.There are no actual houses at that location anymore a storm in the 1940's destroyed them but Lilly's imagination added them to the picture.
I think this was my favorite day of the summer. Lilly was so diligently working all day. Later on I even got her to the water to look for sand crabs.You see the day before was really hard. We took Lilly to the beach she loves and we got a handicapped wheelcahir to bring her on. That would prove to be quite a mistake. Lilly hates people staring at her .All she wants to be is normal.Everyone stared at her that day.She was so angry at her dad for getting that chair. It wasn't his fault .He wanted so badly to take her to the water.She refused to go.Lilly loves the ocean .The waves at the Cove can be big enough to surf at one place but gentle enough for kids to ride the waves and boogie board in another.It is a bit weird but this year seemed to be the exception. You see the beach changed from some major storms this year and there was no real surf. I swear the waves are waiting to return next year for Lilly to get better!! Ok..ok I am her mom,I know that's not the real reason but you never know....LOL
