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I didn't take my camera out of the bag the entire time we were at the beach.  I kept meaning to, but it was just too much fun playing in the sun and the sand, so the only pictures I took were from my phone.  I've always loved the beach, but now with kids the beach is even better.  We played all day, spending all morning at the beach, and the afternoons at the pool.  Hubby and I even got to get away most nights after we put the kids to bed for a few date nights just the two of us, including a (very long) walk on the beach at sunset.  Our beach week was everything it should have been, we lived in our bathing suits only changing into clothes at night, and treated ourselves to good food and dessert after every meal.  Since we've been back Chloe has referred to "her beach house" numerous times, including asking where it is and that she would like to go play at the beach.  This poses a bit of a problem, considering we only rented a condo for the week and it is four hours away - but yes my girl, I would like to go back too.

Five of my favorite things from our week at the beach:

1// Playing in the sand.  These two loved everything about the beach - the saltwater, building sandcastles, flying a kite ... everything.  Everyday Chloe wanted to go out further and further into the ocean with Daddy - and Yates loved to try and "catch" the waves as they crashed, giggling and running around on the shore.  Neither one (despite Mama's best efforts) minded getting sand everywhere.  They rolled in it, dumped it on each other and even didn't seem to mind when they were eating that they were eating a little bit of sand too that was left on their fingers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 // Morning walks.  Usually Chloe was the first one up, and we'd leave to let the boys sleep in, but one morning Yates was up early enough to go walk with Mama on the beach.  It was my favorite time of the day, watching the sunrise above the ocean.

 3 // Happy hour on the back porch - which included listening to the crashing ocean waves, and most nights eating cookies and popsicles.  One night we were even blessed to see a rainbow, as bright as I've ever seen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 // A day trip with a merry-go-round ride, a balloon ride, lunch and shopping - a princess dress for Chloe (which she rarely took off the rest of the week, except to change into her bathing suit) and two trucks for Yates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 // Family date night.  A round of shirley temples, and a round of putt-putt.  Which I won, and I am never going to let Dada forget it.