Beach Recap
To say that I am back in reality is putting it mildly! I just left the girl’s school, after picking Emery up, with Parker having a complete meltdown because she wanted to go with me. Then, Bradley cried half the way home for Parker. Emery was upset because her take home book from her teacher is way below her “skillz” and she was not happy about it!
So, since Calgon can’t take me away, I am going to settle for some beach pics!
The highlights of the week:
- Date night with Jason- I must say that it is nice to go with family or friends to the beach because you have a built in babysitter. We traded off date nights with the Hales and it worked out well. We ate at Landry’s, which is one of my favorites! It did not disappoint
- Riding the waves. I spent hours riding the waves at Myrtle Beach as a kid, so I have a deep love of doing this and watching my kids starting to learn! The waves at MB are so much better than Orange Beach. So, I spent some time braving the cold water and caught some waves!
- Eating out every night! Such a blessing to not cook.
- Watching the kids play with their friends. The kids were so good this trip. They all played well together. Poor B, got tattled on, continually. It was like having 5 sisters, as opposed to 2. He didn’t stand a chance!
- Being with friends. The Hales have been such great friends to us since we moved here, almost 5 years ago. Our girls have been bff’s since they were 2. We have been in small group with them, watched Nathaniel come on staff at our church, walked through the early years with twins with them, had countless laughs and gone on trips together! We value their friendship and feel very blessed to share life with them. We also got to spend time with the Sullivans. They are a precious young, married couple who celebrated their first anniversary while at the beach! We were amazed that they chose to spend time with us old married people with 6 kids between us! We had a lot of laughs and fun with our friends!
- Sleeing with the door open to the balcony and hearing the waves crash. LOVED IT!
- Having quiet moments with the Lord, early in the morning, listening to His Creation.
- Going to Alligator Adventure with the kids. We saw a lot of alligators and crocodiles. We also saw snakes and “wiserds” as B calls them. Loved being with my family.
Here are a few pictures (we didn’t get any formal shots on the beach this trip because we waited to the last few days and it was cloudy or rainy. Live and learn.)
Fudruckers Stylin Hat!
This is the kids at Alligator Adventure- a reptile zoo. This is what most of our pictureslook like with B!
Group Dinner!
Me, catching a wave!
Putt Putt Extravaganza
Bradley and Reese chasing each other, which they did for hours!
A rare moment!
They found a tunnel and proceeded to inspect it!
Filling up holes with water- hours of entertainment!
Evan, Emery and Parker- catching waves
Recovering from catching waves!
Ryan playing in the sand!
I am a beach person, if you have failed to figure that out from reading my blog. The beach and the ocean have a way of relaxing me, reminding me of the Greatness of our Creator and refocusing my heart, like few other settings can. I love the sand, the waves, the time with family, the time away.
So, are you a beachy person? What place relaxes you?
You know I LOVE Myrtle Beach. I grew up going there and we still go there several times a year (were you and I switched at birth you think? we have so much in common). Anyway, I love Landry’s – DELICIOUS. I love Broadway at the Beach, too. My kids love going there.
Glad you had such a fun time. It’s great to get away, but yes, we get sucked back into reality all too quickly.
What a fun getaway! It looks like you guys had a wonderful time. Our trip to the beach was short this year (baby eating sand phase) but I can’t wait to go next year!