On July 9, I took all five boys to Newport Beach...by myself! I've been wanting to give it a try, but wasn't sure if I could manage all the ins and outs of a day at the beach without the help of my wonderful husband. Don't get me wrong, it's still easier with good 'ol dad along. I'm just proud of myself for doing it and having fun too! With the help of my Becco carrier for Levi, the Wonder Wheeler for the gear, and a few older boys to help, we managed to get on the sand. It was a perfect day. Seth enjoyed boogie boarding while Channing body surfed. They both joined the bigger kids out at wave break, which made me a little nervous at first. After watching them for a bit, I was able to relax. They were hanging in there just fine. The little ones and I built sand castles. I was finally able to figure out a way to make a whole village before the kidzillas knock it down. We have lots of buckets, so we filled them all up with sand, turned them over to form our village and THEN took off the buckets. Magic! For a second, before they all come running to smash the town to bits. Fun to be a kid!
I thought I was going to have to take all the kids home along with the pounds of sand that they accumulated during the day, but we even managed to do showers with changes of clothes before leaving. Hooray! It did take us an hour to pack and get cleaned up with just mom on duty, but I made sure I left plenty of time on the meter to do just that. All in all, I can't wait to go back and do it again.
I thought I was going to have to take all the kids home along with the pounds of sand that they accumulated during the day, but we even managed to do showers with changes of clothes before leaving. Hooray! It did take us an hour to pack and get cleaned up with just mom on duty, but I made sure I left plenty of time on the meter to do just that. All in all, I can't wait to go back and do it again.
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