It's a day on the beach.
They scramble carefully over huge driftwood logs. Pure excitement glows from their little faces, three of them. Unaware the cruel heat of the sand, they race onto the beach, happy to be here. The mom and dad wait for their darling children to gather around. The youngest, too small to jump off the last high log, turns onto his stomach and slides down, and is miraculously spared from a front full of splinters. Throwing a handful of sand gleefully into the air, he heads in the direction of his parents. A tiny, green baseball cap lends him the look of a miniature man.
"Would you take our picture?" they ask. They arrange themselves into a little group. The son stands boldly in front, his legs spread in a manfully wide stance. Everyone smiles together, and at the last moment, the boy waves cheerfully.
It's a day on the beach.