Weekend at the Beach with the Stovalls

Last weekend we went to the beach with our good friends, the Stovalls. Betsy and I have become great friends since I came to Oxford. Brandon and Yancey get along great and Grace, their 6 year old, LOVES James. We had a great time just hanging out. The weather was amazing. Grace got to bring her class pet, Legs, for the weekend. He is a stuffed centipede. Legs was to go everywhere we did. Saturday morning we all headed to the Aquarium. Both James and Grace had good time. We got to see the Otters be fed, scuba divers in the big tank, and so many other fun things. James really liked the turtle tank. One of James's most fun times there was in the classroom. Grace was doing a craft and James got to play on the rubber toys. After lunch, Grace asked if she could paint James's face with the watercolor paints my mom sent her. I agreed, but didn't know how James would like it. It must have felt good to his face, b/c he sat so still for her. That afternoon we went to Fort Macon (so Legs could see it!). Sunday morning we played on the beach a little longer, then headed to Morehead for lunch. I can't wait for all of us to get to go back down!