A summer day at the beach

Oh the fun we had! Mind you Getting this crew packed and ready to go is no easy task. We did it though last minute and we did it quickly! There were sand castles to make, pineapples to eat and salty water to swim in!

 

 

Don got me this wagon about four years ago made specifically for the beach! It is amazing! The babies fit in it and just about everything else. Two seats pull out of it and there is a built in umbrella. 

We were stacked up but none the less ready to go!

So as in all good beach trips, after the first swim comes the first and castle... This little pistol could not wait to his hands on it! He thought it was hilarious.... However his big brother and sister had some other thoughts....

 

Tripp and Juliette forbid them to come back around the castles.... Well where there is food there is happiness... Watermelon on a hot summer day and the sand castles were going back up

 

The guy is resilient and went back to the bucket.

 

Thomas stayed far away and headed to the tidal pool. His sister found herself searching for shark's teeth behind him.

 

 

What a memorable day!! 

We could not leave the beach and this was the scene!

 

 

Love and thankful for such wonderful days like this!

"Class Mommy?"

These guys had their first swim lesson today with Mr. Tim. 

Not sure they knew quite what to expect.

 

After some reassurance they were all in. 

Class agenda for the day?

Blowing bubbles

Kicking their legs 

Mini jumps in the air with a head dunk

Thank you Mr. Tim for a great first lesson!

Simply beautiful

 

Dinner and swimming this evening and I could not help but stop and enjoy perfect Lowcountry beauty!

 

I picked some of the most beautiful hydrangeas from the yard! There were five solid different shades of color.

My future birder

 

"Mommy is dis da eagle?"

No son that's a woodpecker... 

Quite the day!

I would call today a continuation of the "Endless Summer!" Juliette had quite the magical day at the ocean today. She and Doh had their own date sea kayaking. Juliette absolutely loved it to say the least!

I am not sure who had the better time, Juliette or Doh!

Juliette assured me that she and Doh would be going back next week. 

The first two videos are her first time at age 4 on the kayak with Doh out at Sullivans.

And this was today!

Just sayin'... I wanna have a summer like Juliette! 

And after the big beach morning it was followed by the biggest waffle cone they had at the shop. 

Juliette, "Doh spoiled me to the moon today!"

 

And last but not least all real wave surfers must have a shark's tooth necklace from the surf shop! 

 

Life's a beach!

Or something like that.... 

Summer reading mermaid style

 

What is an "Endless Summer?"

We started the morning off with some relaxing outside. Now that summer is here, we literally live on the back porch. Who wants to be inside anyway when you can play in the pool all day?

The babies were so excited and they have watched the big kids swim every day, they decided they were ready to take the plunge. When you have jammies on, who needs a bathing suit to swim anyway??

We were shocked at how much they loved the water! Tyler literally would have fallen asleep floating if he could. Thomas of course squawked in the beginning but after a few minutes loved it! They scooted around the pool with their brother and sister all morning.

 

 

 

The kids and I have officially named this summer, "The Endless Summer!" We have pinky promised to enjoy and celebrate every day of the best part of the year! 

In the pool three times in one day lands an early evening like this!

Tripp always loves to ask, "Is today a school night or a week night?" A school night means night night in his bed but a week night can sometime mean a sleep/camp party downstairs. We have added a new choice...

 

This choice is called "A summer night!"

A summer night is an evening where Mommy and Daddy have to work but it's summertime for the kiddies. A summer night can land a sleep party in Juliette's room.

 

Seems fair since these TWINkies have a "summer night" celebration now every night!