Last Monday morning we piled 8 of the kids in the van, Zanna was at my cousins' house (thank you Tony and Wendy!), and drove to San Diego. The kids had never been there before and 4 of them had never seen the beach before. They were dying with anticipation, but for the most part they were amazingly patient and well behaved.
We drove straight to the beach. Of course we had to park about a half a mile away, so Richard dropped us off and parked while we made our way to the water. I told the kids to stay ankle deep until Dad came, 8 kids are hard to keep an eye on at a crowded beach. They did great. It was about 69 degrees outside, so they were cold when they weren't in the water. They loved every second, especially the waves, seagulls, shells and sand.
The seaweed was exciting too.
Laney LOVED the sand. She played in it almost the whole time. She liked that the dry sand was warm and would bury herself in it.
It was wonderful to see them all in such a state of joy and awe. Vacations with kids are the best! Everything is better through the eyes of a child.
I agree. We took our kids to the beach this summer also, and it was magical! Well, our five year old thought so; our 18 month old thought the ocean was scary! She yelled no when a wave got too close to her feet. :)
ReplyDeleteI love your Family!!! What cuties! And I am glad that you're such a good photographer and documenter. Our family will have a lot of memories thanks to you and your sisters (all three of them!) xo m
ReplyDeleteLooks like a fantastic vacation! What great memories they will have. You are a great family!!!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you guys were able to get away.
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