This weekend was a chance for me to get out of town, out of the house, and out of my routine. It was a wonderful and welcome break from the upheaval of last week, and I'm so grateful we went! When we got there, it was a little overcast, but still beautiful. We set up our tent, arranged our campsite, and then headed down to the beach to play for a bit.
San Onofre Beach - Camp Pendleton, originally uploaded by Miska195.
Later we returned to our campsite for dinner and s'mores. This was the sunet...
Saturday we spent the entire day at the beach. We were briefed by the head life guard about the rip current, the shore characteristics and other safety items. Then we headed out for some boogie boarding. It was a beautiful day and we all had so much fun! Little Dude insisted on trying a bit of boogie boarding. He learned quite quickly that waves bigger than he were not to be trifled with. After being swept away by two consecutive waves, he opted for the safety of burying himself in the sand.
Otherwise, the day was a huge hit with the kids. They all thoroughly enjoyed the day with the rest of our Scout Pack and playing in the ocean for hours and hours. All told, we were in the surf and sand for 8 hours! Little Miss spent the entire day in the water...but then took a two hour nap before dinner, heh. She was exhausted!
I wouldn't mind doing something like this again. It was so much fun, and I even discovered that I really enjoy boogie boarding! I think I'll try a beach with a little less surf next time, so Little Dude can get out without being attacked by the big waves! Maybe the gentle slope of North Island will be a good start. Life is good!
San Onofre Beach - Camp Pendleton, originally uploaded by Miska195.
Later we returned to our campsite for dinner and s'mores. This was the sunet...
Saturday we spent the entire day at the beach. We were briefed by the head life guard about the rip current, the shore characteristics and other safety items. Then we headed out for some boogie boarding. It was a beautiful day and we all had so much fun! Little Dude insisted on trying a bit of boogie boarding. He learned quite quickly that waves bigger than he were not to be trifled with. After being swept away by two consecutive waves, he opted for the safety of burying himself in the sand.
Otherwise, the day was a huge hit with the kids. They all thoroughly enjoyed the day with the rest of our Scout Pack and playing in the ocean for hours and hours. All told, we were in the surf and sand for 8 hours! Little Miss spent the entire day in the water...but then took a two hour nap before dinner, heh. She was exhausted!
I wouldn't mind doing something like this again. It was so much fun, and I even discovered that I really enjoy boogie boarding! I think I'll try a beach with a little less surf next time, so Little Dude can get out without being attacked by the big waves! Maybe the gentle slope of North Island will be a good start. Life is good!
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