Kids!

Who said you can't have new experiences in a marina?  Over the past two days, two children (11 year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy) have adopted us...well really just Cyrus and the boat.  When we had a house in Denver, we often had 2-4 other children running around..running amok, but having 3 kids running around our boat is completely new- and not quiet.  

If you can imagine a boat from a child's perspective, it is the perfect fort: hatches, ropes, lockers, a steering wheel: translated into adult that's: finger killer, dangerous, messy and breakable.  Needless to say, we (eventually) had to lay down real ground rules.  Kind of a no-brainer, but Tyler and I were taken completely off guard by the energy 2 additional kids add.  

Overall, however, the added thumping and shouting has been worth it. We have taken 2 trips to a nearby park with a beach (1 mile away- which is just far enough to tire everyone out). The kids have played together for almost 8 hours each day.  We'll take it because when you're at anchor, children are rare.  I'm hoping this is a trend and I'm sure Tyler will be less freaked out by children on the boat in a few weeks.