Happy Monday! Last weekend we realized we had zero plans so we researched a last minute beach house and were lucky enough to find one on Ocean Isle! We left Thursday and got back late Sunday night. The house was nothing special, but perfect for a quick beach getaway. I just adore my family and crave quality time together. This past weekend at the beach was just what we needed! The first night we unpacked and played at the house and watched the sun set.
Friday morning we made a big breakfast and headed to the beach.
Graham insisted we wear hats at breakfast!
Ellie loves the water so we took turns playing with her in the water. She loves to jump the waves.
Ryan gets jealous during the week since I get so much time with the twins. I could tell he was loving having lots of time with them to himself.
When I was little I would stick out my tongue when I was concentrating....both my kids do this too!
We built sand castles, made countless meals with sand and made the kids into mermaids.
Here is Ariel and King Triton!
After a long day on the beach and naps back at the house we went to play putt putt!
Graham has gone with Ryan several times to play golf, but this was their first putt putt experience and they had a blast.
We took them out to eat and then to ice cream. Nothing like ice cream at the beach! This was Ellie's face when I said "smile for a pic and we can go get ice cream"
Under our house there were a few chairs, hammock and swing. We spent a lot of time down there. Surprisingly there was a cool breeze and no humidity! It was the perfect place to have a cup of coffee and read a magazine!
Every morning we made a big breakfast. For lunch we would eat chicken salad, Doritos and fruit and then went out for dinners. Each morning at breakfast we drank cantaloupe juice. We have been making cantaloupe juice a lot at house (just like we had in NYC) and the kids love it!
Day 2 on the beach was full of seashell hunts, digging big holes in the sand and riding waves.
When both kids want to go with dad to swim and you can't pick who to go first.....you take them both!
After dinner Saturday night we tried Sunset Slush....pure heaven! Seriously better than ice cream!
We paid the small fee to walk on the pier while we ate our dessert.
These three have my whole heart.
Our favorite pizza place in Charlotte has a few arcade games, but other than that we haven't been to an arcade so we spent some time having fun after our walk on the pier!
For the most part the twins get along, but there are times when they just play so well and giggle and their bond is so sweet. This was one of those days:)
The sand was FULL of shells. Ryan showed the twins how to scoop up some sand, pour water over it to reveal all the beautiful shells.
Ellie said "mommy when I put water in the big bucket my muscles are not big enough to carry it" so Bobo helped.
Nothing compares to time at the beach with these 3! It is just good for the soul!
The highlight of the weekend for this guy was his new croakies! He wears them non stop haha!!!
No comments:
Post a Comment