Ocean Shores {April 7-8}

As I mentioned we didn’t have many plans going into spring break.  Justin was in Houston the first few days and we had some dental and doctor visits scheduled.  When my friend Sommer saw that we would be having 80 degree temps late that week she proposed a trip to the coast.  I moved around some appointments and we were excited to join the fun.  The kids and I left first thing Thursday morning and were the first of our group to arrive in Ocean Shores around lunch time. 

We’ve been to Ocean Shores a few times and never before have we had weather as perfect as today. We spent all afternoon enjoying the beach.

The water was cold, cold, COLD! 

   

We walked down to the beach from our hotel and had a huge area all to ourselves.  Most of the other beachgoers were parked next to the public access areas, which worked out great for us.

The ocean breeze was perfect for flying kites.

Carly loves these gaucho pants – Abigail calls them her grandma pants.

Easy enough for even Drew!

A group of horses seemed to come strutting around about every hour.  Fun to look at, but not so fun when they pooped all along our beach.

We brought lots and lots of snacks to the beach.  Drew enjoyed blowing through the veggie straws.

Abigail is at a point in her life that an important part about any outing is getting a great picture. 

Including us there were six families in our group – four of us from church and then two non-member friends of Sommer’s.  The kids all got along really well and had a great time.

We thought we had all the kids gathered for this picture, but afterward realized we were still missing a few – oops!

And the Moms of these crazy kids!

We packed it up and made the trek back up to the hotel where we ate pizza out on the grass and then let the kids play in the hotel pool until bedtime.  I offered Carly $5 to entertain Drew in the pool so I wouldn’t have to get in – money well spent!

The next morning we took our time eating the complimentary hotel breakfast and lounging around in our rooms until we were brave enough to bundle up to head down to the beach.  Going from sunny and 70’s to frigid and 50’s was quite a different experience.

Turns out it wasn’t nearly as enjoyable so we packed it up and headed to the local ice cream shop before making the drive back home.

Two days without naps and Drew waits until were 10 minutes from home (on a 2.5 hour car ride) before he falls asleep – figures!  Thankfully, we were able to let him keep sleeping in the garage while we unpacked everything.

(you may have noticed we hit up Chick-fil-A in Tacoma on the way home)

We weren’t quite ready to end our fun so Sommer invited us over to her house that night for a BBQ and to hangout.  Such a great little staycation and proof to me that I can do these sort of adventures even with five kiddos in tow.