For reasons soon to be explained, I have had this song going through my head all day. I don't know who sings it, but since I don't listen to much pop music, I am assuming it is in some Disney movie. But anyway...
Yesterday for my stake YW calling I got to attend a ward out on the beach. When Denise (the YW President) and I got out of the car at the chapel we realized how BEAUTIFUL it was out there. It has been so cold lately and so dreary and we were a little shocked to be hit with WARM SUNLIGHT. So after the meetings were over we stripped off our nylons (as ladylike as we could in the car) and went for a little walk on the beach. The sand (and later our feet) were cold, but it was just so *nice*. So I resolved that I was going to take the kids to the coast today. I am not the most spontaneous person so I was really proud of myself for being willing to (and following through with) this trip. Brian had to work (and get a root canal), so I messaged my friend Tanya (who has four beautiful girls -- two of whom are some of my girls' BFFs) and asked if she was interested in coming. After convincing her that it wouldn't be FREEZING, she agreed.
We left at about 10:30 this morning to give it some time to warm up and we stopped first at Pig 'N Pancake for lunch. I love places like this where you can get breakfast all day. Yum!! Then we went to see the sealions on the pier, then off to the beach!! We went where we could just drive our cars down onto the sand. MUCH easier than hauling all our stuff over the dunes. The thermometer on my car said 62 degrees. It was cool enough for sweatshirts and jeans, but the kids had a blast with bare feet and the few sand toys I was able to throw together. Tanya brought little baggies and the girls had fun filling them with all of the little broken sand dollars and shells that they found. It was low tide, so there was lots of sand to run around on, and they had fun digging big holes and then splashing in the water that would come up from the sand to fill it.
When we went to the beach this summer Jaren really seemed to hate it. I was curious to see how he would act today. He just ran around with his ladle and whack at all the shells he saw. SUCH a boy. Since we don't have any sandals that fit him, I just kept him in his tennis shoes and socks. Until I saw him standing in the girls water filled hole -- shoes and all. So he got to wear his sister's Crocs for the rest of the day.
We hung out on the sand for about two hours, then we headed to Dairy Queen for some icecream and a potty break, then we headed for home. Thanks to the DVD player and each girl having her own Nintendo DS, the trip was flawless. The kids were so well behaved and it has me thinking that we need to do this again SOON. Thanks for the fun, Tanya! It was PERFECT DAY
15 comments:
Oh...that does look like a perfect day! The beach looks fantastic underneath that beautiful sunshine. What a great holiday for you and the kiddos :)
The beach is so refreshing I love it!
Glad you had such a good time!
wow! that was so much fun!! what a great trip!
I'm glad you had such a fun weekend. havn't been to the beach since the 1st snow storm need to get my fix it's been a month:)
Sounds perfect. Way to be spontaneous.
Wow Paige, what a great, spontaneous day. I can't believe it was in the 60's there! It looks absolutely gorgeous and to brave it all on your own (no Brian) I am impressed!
What a great way to spend your day off! Glad you guys had such fabulous weather.
I'm glad the little trip turned out so well! I've decided that I'm going to take the kids to the beach more often this summer (last year: zero). I'll have to get exact directions for that beach sometime.
it was an amazing amazing day for sure Paige! I loved every single second of it and so did my girls! We are TOTALLY doing this again this summer ok??? :)
Yeah, will I am SO totally jealous. I could REALLY use a day n the beach. It (maybe) got to 31 degrees today, freezing fog and drizzle on the roadways this morning so it was slicker than ****. We haven't seen the sun in over a week. And this is the desert!?!?!?! Bring on da heat!
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Mother Nature must have paid attention to that letter you wrote...Megan was happy you got to go to the beach - she was stressing over her lesson that she had not practiced for!
That sounds like so much fun! What a nice break for the kids!
PERFECTION!!! If it stays sunny I may just have to break away and go play in the sand.
Oh that looks like Heaven, especially today :) I think you need to send MN another letter!!!!
I miss the beach SO much. Those gorgeous days make it so wonderful. And good job on the spontaneity. I need to do that more!
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