Before dinner last night, we decided to take the kids for a walk on the beach. It was a perfectly mild and clear evening for doing so. The tide was coming in and the beach was almost empty of people.
It was Addison's first time walking on sand by herself. Aidan, however, is an old salt already. He likes to run and collect seashells and rocks to place them in the little red bucket that Addison had slung over her wrist like a purse. He had me write his name in the sand and we studied the little crabs we found left on the rocks.
Addison was slow and thoughtful as we made our way along. Aidan and daddy had run ahead to explore. At one point, we came across an older man and a young woman working on cleaning oyster shells. They were silent as they worked, but the clank and thud of their instruments on the oyster shells made a simple beat with the water as a constant background.
Noticing this sound, Addison came to a halt and filled my heart with a huge smile as she dropped her bucket and began to dance. She wiggled her hips, moved her hands in the air, and smiled as she lifted her feet up and down on the sand. No one else noticed.
My daughter heard beauty that no one else heard in the music of oyster shells.
I was lucky to witness.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Oyster Shell Dancing
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Oh, this is such a wonderful post. Thank you for sharing your moment of heaven.
What a beautiful story. My son does things like this too. It is amazing what they pick up.
Beautiful writing about a beautiful moment... It's so easy to not be mindful, to not be listening to the music of the oyster shells. And good for you to be mindful enough to see the magic of your daughter's special dance!
Aww that is so cute!
Wow, what a precious story.
Happy SITS day, I will be back to read you again. In fact, I think I will follow you right now, I have really enjoyed the posts I have perused.
~ Becky
http://beckyandjames.com
Lovely!
Having children can help us see the simple pleasures in everyday things. Thank-you for helping all to see that...
This is just lovely.
That is *so* sweet & cute! She must be a little darling.
That is a magic moment to cherish forever. Greetings from South Africa.
How sweet. Sometimes it's the really little things that make such beautiful memories. Congrats on your SITS day.
To see the world through their eyes is so fresh, isn't it? I love to witness this sort of thing and try to change my own perspective once in awhile. Beautiful story.
Happy sits :)
That is so sweet!
How sweet! Sometimes we need to be reminded to look (and listen) to the world through a child's eyes.
What a beautiful story. I can totally picture it!
Beautifully written!!!
soooo sweet. happy SITS day.
HOW precious. That's life!
How sweet it is!
HAPPY SITS DAY!
This is a beautiful memory... thanks for sharing!
Have a great one!
What a sweet little moment for you!
Beautiful! Simply beautiful!
That's so cute!
Happy SITS day!
Happy SITS Day!!
I love the beach- what a fabulous post! :)
So sweet.
Stopping by from SITS!
Happy SITS day......your featured posts were beautiful!!
A magic moment that you will never forget. As Addison grows up and reads your posts about her, she will remember....dancing on the beach.
Now I get to carry this image around in my heart of a beautiful little person dancing with joy...putting that joy into her mother's heart. Thank you.
Such a beautiful post!!!
I can picture it now...what a beautiful day!
I love it! This is a true celebration of life!
Gotta love the innocence and imagination of our children!
Happy SITS day! :) xoxo
I could picture this. You captured a beautiful moment.
Awwww oh my gosh how precious. I just love your writing and stories. Beautiful story.. Thanks so much for sharing it with us.
Happy SITS Day! Excellant Choice on SITS Blog pick of the day!
Blessed Hugs,
Debbie
such a cute story! :)
How sweet is that.
What a beautiful moment and a wonderful mom you are for noticing it.
That's a great story! Happy SITS day!
Ahhh....it's in those moments everything else falls by the wayside and we see true beauty radiate from our children!!
Love your blog!!
Gotta love the innocence of a child!!
Happy SITS Day!
Stacie
http://www.thedivinemissmommy.com
uhhh do you write novels?! haha beautiful! enjoy your special day! what a nice start to a monday :)
Don't you love that you get to be there in those simple moments. I just posted about those times. I LOVE it. I am glad that you were able to take it in. :)
What an absolute treasure for you to not only witness but to have your daughter experience! I adore the ocean and the beach and plan on retiring at one in my old age LOL...but until then, I take every opportunity I can to take my children to the beach and allow them the wonder and joy that I find there as well. There's nothing more magical than the beach!
Lovely
I love this! What a blessing for you to have noticed and,
for us, that you wrote about it!
Happy SITS day!
Congrats on being Saucy for the day!
You are a talented writer and I have thoroughly enjoyed every post I have read. Thank you!!
Oh how cute!
Ugh... this brought tears to my eyes (I'm obviously emotional anyway, I guess)! I feel like those moments are pure magic, like someone just flew over me sprinkling fairy dust and this precious little moment suddenly sprouts.
You're lucky to see them, too :)
Your post brought tears to my eyes...
I think everyone's day would be just a tad brighter upon reading it (!!) so -with your permission- I''d like to link to it from my blog...
Take care :)
How precious!!! I love it when my son dances to the beeping of trucks backing up. :)
What a sweet memory you have to cherish forever. :)
That's one reason I love children so much - they see & hear beauty in things we would never think to see or hear it. What a special moment.
We took my littlest one to the beach for the 1st time 2 years ago (so she was a few months short of her 2nd birthday) and I never saw her so free! She ran forever and we have the most wonderful pictures of both girls from that trip
What a beautiful post! If we could only keep ahold of that childhood innocence!
Your posts are so thought provoking. I am very glad I stopped to read today. :)
They are incredible little beings. Aren't we lucky to behold the sight of them, and to witness their marvels?
This was a sweet and precious post:)
Melt my heart.
that is beautiful.
its mothers like you i keep finding on SITS that are pushing me a little closer to being ready for motherhood. your daughter seems unbelievably previous... i hope to be so lucky someday.
I love that kids can bring us back to the simple things. Like running in the sprinklers or jumping on a trampoline. Thanks for the post!
What a wonderful post - I can totally visualize the scene in my head and it makes me think of my own children, my daughter who has such an imagination. Kids are so cool!
Awwww...and how great that you now have it recorded! :)
What a special moment! Love it :)
Super cute! Can't wait till our next beach trip. :)
Lovely post.
Wow that is really cool!
What a sweet, happy and self-confident little girl you're raising. And how very cool for you!
sounds like fun!
guess that is how Stomp got started. She sounds amazing
precious!! happy SITS day
i'm here through sits.
and THAT was a BEAUTIFUL post!
thank you for sharing it in such a way that i could actually picture it!
What a sweet story. I have enjoyed your blog today! Children are wonderful, they really make us see things in a different light, huh?
Happy SITS:)
How cute!!
So sweet--thank you for sharing!
I am sooo excited to follow you!!! Love these posts you shared today!!!
This was so sweet!
So sweet. :)
How sweet and precious!! I love the joys kids can find that we can easily pass by!!
:)
~Tabitha~
freshmommyblog.com
What a beautiful moment! You captured it so well.
Oh... You made me cry a little - that was so beautifully written. I totally imagined it in my head.
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