Teo By The Seashore, or "Dude for a Day"

Teo and entourage (of two) went to the beach in dad's old stomping grounds in Santa Monica this past Saturday. This was Teo's first trip to the ocean to see a body of saltwater considerably bigger than the one he grew up in. It was a sunny and beautiful holiday weekend day, and despite a very late start (1pm; Teo - and our level of sleep - dictates the timeframe these days) and slogging our way through the holiday traffic, we made it to the beach, not very far from where I had proposed to Candice a scant two years and 3 months prior. Walking with Candice and Teo and pushing our great Jeep stroller (compliments of Steve and Sherry Tochihara - thanks! we love it!) down the boardwalk made me realize that I had personally come full circle in this aspect of my life. Many a time it was during my countless runs and trips to the beach as a single man that I envisioned doing that exact thing - pushing a stroller with my son or daughter in it, accompanied by my beautiful wife. And here I was doing it just as envisioned. A dream come true.
The Jeep stroller has big inflatable tires on it, so did fairly well being pushed through the sand and up to the oceanfront. We made camp, gently rubbed some sunscreen on the boy and enjoyed the ocean breeze and sun.
We took him down to the water and I put him on my knee for a closeup of the incoming waves. Much like the pictures on our wall and the moving images on the TV, he was mezmerized by the water rushing in and out, with the sea foam contrasted against the water and shadows. Next time I'll have to dunk his little feet in. The water temp wasn't too bad, considering it was only late May. Teo seemed to mostly enjoy himself - and his first beach feeding - as evidenced by the pics. Enjoy!
BTW, Candice weighed him on Tueday and he logged in at an impressive 12lbs.-1oz. 11-ounces gained in one week. Dude!