Shiny and New

Over the weekend Muddy Hubby and I had to be on the coast, so we had two Muddy Kids with us and took some time out to take them to the beach. For me, growing up on the coast it's not so much of a 'wow' thing, for Muddy Hubby and the kids though it is awesome, every, single, time! It's like each time is the first time seeing it, stopping, just watching the sun, the sand, the waves, and the shells, my goodness the shells! It is all shiny and new.

Each time we go to the beach the Muddy Kids collect shells, hundreds of them, we go through a culling process, then a washing process, and then a mummy culling process and then we have a small collection to take back home to remember our time at the beach.

Although the beach doesn't have the same 'wow' factor for me, I get such enjoyment from Muddy Hubby's and the Muddy Kids excitement that I can't help but get caught up in the excitement, looking at the beach through fresh eyes as if it was shiny and new.