I know, I know… two months later and I am still trying to get all my beach trip posts up. Hopefully within the next week, I can finish and call it done, although I’d be mistaken to say that I don’t enjoy reliving these sweet memories and recalling the warmth of the summer during these increasingly chilly fall days. We spent six days down in Myrtle Beach this year, three of which found us on the actual beach.
On the first day, as soon as I set Nella down, she started trying to eat sand. This was a losing battle- she ended up with sand in her diaper for the whole week.
Nevertheless, she was still completely excited and enthusiastic about the time we spent playing on the beach. Twice while we were there, they ended up closing the water to swimmers because the tide was just so rough. I’ve never seen the ocean so tumultuous, but our trip occurred just before all the hurricanes and tropical storms hit, so that definitely would explain it. Kaelyn loved playing in the waves with Daddy! Meanwhile, I still kept trying to prevent Nella from eating sand. On the one day that the waves weren’t too rough, we got to do a little boogie boarding! Michael is a little more experienced than I am, so I liked watching him have fun. Confession- this was actually my first time swimming in the ocean (i.e. I went in further than knee deep). I know, I know! But I only went to the shore once as a kid, and half of the times I’ve been down to Myrtle as an adult, I was pregnant and not looking to go swimming. Anyway, it was so invigorating and refreshing! I loved trying to ride the waves (even in my somewhat inefficient manner). Making sandcastles was definitely on the beach bucket list… (see what I did there?)
This watering can is often an item of contention in our family. Everyone wants a turn with it, all at the same time! Michael helped the girls build up some big fortresses to try and block the waves. He’s really such a fun dad. Meanwhile, I finally wised up in our sand-eating war and tried to keep Nella in the stroller as much as possible. These are the days I will never forget.