for me, in many ways, motherhood has been a tad more challenging than I had expected ever imagined. don’t get me wrong, I love it, but boy do I feel my limitations. it’s hard work having an ongoing job that has no real guidelines or FAQ manual or training seminar! ha!
this weekend, was one of those weekends that we’d always dreamed of having . . . my very sweet and generous aunt invited us to use her place at the beach on thursday . . . so, on friday, we packed up and headed east! (this is one of the beautiful things about living on the east coast!) we went from the tree tops on friday to the sand on saturday!
anna has been asking to go to the beach every. single. day. since we left Charleston in april, so her Daddy was making her every dream come true . . . and, well, mine too. I LOVE THE BEACH.
and, I don’t think I’m alone in feeling that way. check out this trio!
we arrived to the beach with buggies full of gear, and we didn’t waste any time before the digging began!
inspecting the shovel . . .
it’s hard work getting those legs into that chair! (thank you, sugie, for the new PINK chair! sidenote: anna has started to ask for pink things. it is wild to me. cup, mommy. pink. pink cup. or paci, mommy. pink paci. I am not sure if she is excited because she knows that color . . . or because all of the pink things are unquestionably hers, but it is quite cute and hilarious all at once!)
success! and with mama’s water bottle and all . . .
there’s no such thing as sitting too close together when you are building a sand castle . . .
little bit really loves being with her mama these days. you see, she will not be left out of anything her brothers are doing (including going into the ocean), and well, due to my popularity, I will not be left out either! this was my view from above while she was holding my hand and digging away . . .
after all of her hard work digging on the beach and playing in the waves (we did go under a wave together and she loved it—wild woman!), sister took a snooze on the beach in her stroller. it was amazing . . .
Sugie and Bumpa came down for a while, and the boys got some special time with Bumps in the ocean while Daddy took a snooze . . .
Daddy got his turn in the waves, too . . .
The next day, we met up with some friends and played and played until we were just too hot!
Sweet Carter and Anna shared a snack . . . and a chair! How cute are these two?
William was giving me his thesis for why he really needed more snacks—or something. I don’t actually remember the details, but I know it started like this: “well, you see mom, the thing is . . .” rascal!
beach boy soaking up the sun!
our littlest peach!
and the post nap snacker . . .
little lady holding down the fort!
it was such a fun weekend, such a treat for our family, and such a fun, spontaneous getaway. we just loved it! oh, how I love summer! (have I mentioned that before!?!) thank you, brookie!
1 comment:
You=wonderful, wonderful mama. No wonder those three adorable kiddos of yours want to hold your hand constantly and put their hands in your cup and pull on your clothing--you are a gift to them like they are a gift to you. I look at that last picture of all your stuff on the beach and I think to myself, "Shannon's a saint. I know how much work that was to get everything and everybody there!" You rock, friend.
p.s. It's amazing to me how much Hudson and Anna look like Hatch AND your dad! xoxo
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