We decided to take a family trip to the beach this week. We went to Edithvale which is about 45 minutes from where we live. We loaded the cars up with blankets, towels, cricket gear, boogie boards and a kite and headed for a paddle.
Robert and Hope take in the sunshine and beautiful views of the horizon.
Then ofcourse there's my family!!!!! A family who can never seem to take a normal photo -ever! But we love them just the same!
Charlotte tries out her Dora boogie board in about an inch of water! Watch my Daddy!
Brooklyn, Jacob and cousin Madison take a more adventurous approach and head out for some slightly bigger ripples.
Never one to be outdone, Charlotte heads out into the deep with not a care in the world. Not a swimming lesson either as her mother panics and holds her hand.
Sarah and Jay in their beach attire and some lily white legs!
Maya not sure about her liking of the waves just yet!!! She changed her mind later in the evening, stripped off and went exploring with a smile!
Poppy David giving Brooklyn a lesson in how to send a kite into the air.
Charlotte with her new sunnies from Santa, showing off her shell collections.
We all had a fabulous trip, wading in the water, playing beach cricket with family. Morgan and Jacob made sand castles and we brought home some fantastic shells to decorate.
Chow time. Nothing like eating hot chips and fish out of paper on the beach!
Better eat up before the seagulls know your there!
There are also alot of uncomfortable things about going to the beach - flies on your food, seagulls pinching your food, sand chafing between your legs, sand throug all your clothes and food, crusty hair and skin smelling of salt water, accidently squishing washed up jellyfish, getting hit in the face by a stray ball, getting scalped by a stray kite. I could go on, but let me just say - Coming from a person who lives on a continent surrounded by beaches, I love the beach. Swimming and body surfing in the ocean is a mesmerising experience that everyone should try. How lucky are we to be able to sit and enjoy the food and the view!
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