Just in case you were wondering, flip flops float... and the waves/currents going into the beach are stronger than those going out. And it takes approximately 1 bottle feeding for Kate for a flip flop to travel the from the FAR END of the pier up to the crashing waves, into the hands of the ONLY boogie boarder in the water that day.

And here is my mother's day picture.  As you can see, the kids did their best to cooperate and mind me that day!  :)