The Chatter: The Ocean

It's our second full day back in Wichita.

I miss the ocean.

The smell of salt water.

The sand that gets everywhere.

Coming back this time was hard.

Is hard.

But, I'll buck up and get through.

Besides there are fun things coming up!

Anyway, inspired by my longing for the sun and surf, today's Chatter is about the ocean.

RUBY
Ruby, did you go to the beach last week?
*nods*

You did? Tell me about the beach.
Um, I go in the waves and I run.

You were running? Where were you running?
In the waves.

Oh, you were running away from the waves. Do you like the sand?
Mm hm.

What did you do in the sand?
Build a sandcastle.

How do you build a sandcastle?
Like this. With my shovel.

And what do you wear to the beach?
My swimsuit!

Is it sunny or cloudy at the beach?
Um, sunny.

What's your favorite thing to do at the beach?
PLAY!

What does the ocean sound like?
Shhhew.

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MAIA
Hey Maia, where did we go last week?
San Diego

And what's in San Diego?
The beach!

Yes! Do you love the beach?
Yes

Can you tell me about the beach?
There's ocean and sand.

And what did you do at the beach?
I played int he water and I played in the sand.

Is the water cold or warm?
It's cold.

What does it taste like?
Salt.

Salt! Is it kind of gross?
Yes

And what did you do in the sand?
I played with my toys.

What do you mean? What toys?
Like shovels and buckets.

What did you do with your shovels and buckets?
Made a saaandcas- I mean, tried to make a sandcastle.

Is it hard or easy to make a sandcastle?
Hard.

Why is it hard?
Cause you need to use lots of wet sand.

Is it hard to find wet sand?
Yes

Did you decorate your castles?
Yes

What did you use to decorate them?
Rocks and other stuff.

Is there anything, like any animals on the beach?
Just seagulls and birds.

I don't think that's true. I remember there was something you dug up out of the sand... an animal...
A bird

No. Remember when the waves went away and there were little bubbles in the sand and you dug, what did you get?
A crab!

A sandcrab! What did you do with them?
I put them in my bucket! I grabbed them out of Lizzie's and your hands and put them in my bucket.

What's your favorite part of the beach?
The ocean.