water, water, water and s'mores

We were lazy today and didn't actually get out of the house until after 1:00 but made up for it with a busy afternoon! We drove out to the duck pond to get rid of the bread that has been in the freezer for them for a while. It was very busy so the ducks didn't swarm us and we almost had more bread than they could handle! Our next stop was the place we got tadpoles (oh BTW did I mention that two tadpoles were discovered to actually have made it to FROG! with 4 legs and all! I'm pretty proud of the little guys (?!) and can't wait until the remaining 50 are hopping around the kitchen. I mean tank...Anyway the pond was a lot smaller with water but a lot soggier all around the edge. Charlie and Heather were happily fishing for minnows and tadpoles when Charlie apparently stepped into a sinkhole and was up to his knees and falling over--not happy at all! Jeff went to help him out and ended up in the mud/muck halfway to his knee as well. It was very comical, as was Charlie pulling his foot out with only one croc, jeff losing his sandals then attempting (successfully in the end) to get Charlie's croc out of the hole...We came away with all shoes, a bunch of minnows and some pondwater to bring home to the frogs...On the way home we picked up a hitchiker from Lithuania and gave him a ride half way around the island. We got home and turned right around heading for the beach with some friends. It was quite cool but the kids had a great time playing in the sand then floating in the ocean. It was a quick trip then we headed home for dinner, but got distracted by s'mores that our friends were cooking. So we had s'mores for dinner and steak and grilled veggies for desert. A good end to the day as the kids and jeff are having their living room camp out tonight...