Day at the Beach

It is the eve of our return back to the US for a visit.  We are all anxious and more than ready to go.  But, it does feel a little odd to be leaving just as the weather is really starting to be perfect.  The kind of weather that makes you find any excuse to be out in it.  It is even getting warm enough to start taking advantage of the beaches that are around us.  Saturday was a gorgeous day that we spent celebrating a friend's 30th birthday at Clontarf Reserve (about 3 miles away from our apartment).  It was a nice last day at the beach before our trip back home where we will be hundreds of miles from an ocean.

Some serious engineering work was going on.

Sean was overseeing the "workers".

Aubrey even took a dip in the water.
The water was still pretty chilly, but she didn't seem to mind.

Even though Sydney has a lot of perks, we are looking forward to spending some time enjoying the autumn weather with our family and friends back in Missouri.  Autumn is my favorite time of year in the Midwest.  This time we get to enjoy it without worrying about how cold the upcoming winter is going to be.  We get to come back to Spring.