Driving to the oceanfront with Carter. We are on our way to see a movie on the beach. A new experience for both of us. I love our drives to the beach. The music was a prelude to the fun we would have, and a musical promise for summer break. One of my favorite moments …listening to a song he loved, and seeing him singing it, oblivious to me seeing him. Summer break air We walked a few short blocks. Something I noticed were signs of families. Someone was teaching their child to ride their bike in a restaurant parking lot. Nearing the end of the school year, the gathering of families, the invitation of beach and sun. Something different for families to do together. And there was something different about the ocean being only steps away. The open air, sitting on the sand. Children at play The movie pulled me in, while the sand entertained Carter. Children were playing nearby, and children being children, they needed no introduction to begin playing tag with each other. Snack...