Summer of Sharks

   Our beach trip this summer was a little weird because we went in the midst of all the shark attacks on the southern east coast. I'm not one to get out in the water much anyway- I'd rather just sit and gaze at it or look for shells. We did notice that there were a lot less people in the water than there usually is, but still plenty on the beach. The ocean is vast and beautiful, but unfortunately it's dangerous too. Hopefully scientists will devise a way to deter sharks from coming close to shore. They are already experimenting with keeping them away from divers.
  Despite steering clear of the water we still had a great time. We hated coming back home, though I missed by babies. We have a lot of fun and really enjoy each other, but Jeremy is 15 and he is not as thrilled about vacationing with his "old" mom and dad anymore. It is tough being an only child sometimes and not having a kid to hang with. It didn't work out this year, but we are planning next summer for him to bring a friend along.
  Every time we go to the beach we always get ice cream at Painters. It's like our family tradition. Back in 2012 I took a picture of Jeremy with the Painters sign behind him, so I wanted to do it again this year to show how much he has changed. Painters had to go and change their sign to a bright neon one - so that was disappointing. But it is still cool to compare. Below are the photos (excuse the quality) from 2012 and 2015. I know I'm partial, but I think he is becoming a handsome young man.

I knew I couldn't get him to pose the same way with ice cream in his hand, so I didn't even try.

Jeremy found these teeth in the water. A shark or barracudas teeth, maybe?