Beach Trip 2020 (Part 2)

Back out to the beach, a little red from the day before... One thing the girls love is their Grammy doing their hair.  Their own momma does not have the skills for such.

 Poppy busted out the raft for some extra fun.

He is so good in making sure they stay safe and pulling the boat around...

and through some little waves.

I call Shiloh my "finder" for she is always finding something interesting, no matter where we are at.

She finds "treasures" in things most people never even notice.

She found some fun items to make a small person and landscape that she requested a picture with.

Ezra had his aunt Lauren bury him in the sand.

That didn't last to long!

Beach, Shiloh, and Ezra worked on making a huge castle with a moat.

I came back from a walk with my sister and saw their completed work!

Ezra enjoyed more boogie boarding!

Also a favorite activity for him, snuggling with his momma!

We stayed later and watched the tide come in and take out the castle.

He wasn't sure at first, but once Ezra decided that he would get to destroy the castle as well, he was all about it!

After dinner, my oldest born and I took a walk to check out the near by nature preserve, attempting to beat the sun set.

I do so treasure when I get one on one time, and I know my quality time girl feels the same way!

It was such a beautiful night and special time that I am so thankful that we got to share together!

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The next day....more beach, most of which was relaxing and I did not take any pictures.  However, I did document a walk with my Beach.  It got ridiculously windy, which was quite comical at times.

The wind had some fascinating action with the sand.

We ended up home a little earlier, as the intensity of the wind made things a bit unbearable. There was a sweet boy next door and my dad enjoyed coaching all the littles in some baseball.

Ezra got a better view to cheer on his new friend at one point.

Double walk with my man this day, as I wanted to show him the near by nature preserve that evening.

Honestly, our hearts have been so heavy with all that is going on in the world.  So it was nice to enjoy the Lord's creation and each other.

So thankful I have him by my side through it all.

Beach Trip 2020 (Post 1)

Seeing that the kids were basically out of school early, we decided to take advantage of such and head to the beach for a family getaway before the building on our storefront really got going.  We found a strawberry field in Florence along the way.

Once we were there, I realized that this was Beach's first time actually picking Strawberries.  It must have been the very end of the season, as the berries were sparse, but we managed to fill up at least one basket.

Ezra was not happy that some juice got on his shirt.

My little crew was more into playing this round, but we enjoyed the beautiful day and surroundings.  I great way to break up the drive!

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Despite not having a place booked out in advance, with the craziness that this year had brought, thus far, we found something that would fit our needs in Cherry Grove.  Our first time in the area, we were thankful for the opportunity.  While on the way, we found out that we were able to check in early at the house!

Then then headed for the beach for a nice walk.

Pier fun.

The "let's not get our clothes wet right now" did not work out, shocker I know.

When Lauren and William made it to the house, Zoe and I went with her for another walk.  

We spotted this beast on the way.

More pier pictures, because I love them so...

and I attempted some with Lauren, which we just laughed at how wind made our hair so crazy.

Zoe wanted a picture with us as well.

We kept on walking to the end of the beach at Cherry Grove, which was amazingly beautiful!

Lauren getting that good shot!

Good lighting means another selfie attempt, complete with wind blow bangs.

We found that the beach made a peninsula, connecting to a river/canal.

Zoe expressed how she wanted to walk to the other side.

We came home to find the boys playing baseball.

Grilling out was up for the first night.  Loved that they had table outside, which is where we ended up eating all of our meals.  An adult rotated with the kids table, and Poppy was up first.

Full plates and hearts for the great day and what is to come.

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While school was mostly over, the kids had one more virtual conference with their class, which we thankfully could do at the beach.  Ezra was up first and we enjoyed the weather and snuggles while doing so.

They presented to the class their awards, and Ezra got the Attitude is Everything award.  Totally fitting for him as he always (at least at school and mostly at home) has such an amazing attitude, and I am so thankful for it!

We were dressed for the beach, so as soon as that was done, we headed out to play!

I love to see them work as a team to accomplish their goal, like making a lake.

Ezra's favorite: boarding!

And Poppy is great at teaching him the skills.

Shiloh turned her little pond area into a foot washing station, complete with sand scrub, and performed services on any family feet that would participate.

The strangest thing, that despite it being the beginning of June, it was unseasonably cool.  So Zoe would get pretty cold after coming out of the water.

Lunch break!

When laying down to rest briefly, Ezra pulled up a boogie board to lay right along with me!

Zoe pleaded with me for them to take their boogie boards down to the inlet to play in the water.  It was quite a walk for them to carry the boards, but they did it.

They enjoyed playing in the shallow water with little waves.

Towels were used to help keep us warm against the cool wend on the way back.  I was amazed that Shiloh walked the mile or so back, caring both boogie boards with no complaints.  When she is motivated to do something, she is unstoppable.

Selfie break.

Despite the warm sun and large wrapped towel, someone was still chilly!

Poppy gave her some extra snuggles.  I treasure that she will still crawl in our lap and still fits!

We had a great fun day (not pictured: dinner and games with the adults when the littles were in bed).  Looking forward to the rest of the week!