Joey had a few items to drop off at a customers house at the beach so what a great oppurtunity to surprise the kids with a trip to the beach.
We started the day with church and headed straight to Oceanside. With a hour long pitstop at the river where we wrote our name in the sand and watched the waterfall. Brycen led the way looping us on a hike that lasted twice as long as it should have but he had fun being in charge. Makayla has already formed into a very independant little girl who was about 3 minutes behind with me refusing any help climbing up and over rocks or under branches. She would throw her hands to the side and tell me in a very Makayla tone " I am a Big girl and I can do it" After I asked her a few times you could tell she was tired of the question so when Daddy asked her reaction was kinda funny as she grunted and repeated her self.
Next stop was Oceanside I have never been to Cape Lookout or the Octopus tree so Joey and the boys (who have been on their boys trip) were eager to show me the trails leading to the light house an the Giant Octopus tree. Kyle was walking holding my hand and he looked at me and told me "This is the greatest day for the family ever!" Lucas enjoyed his first trip to the beach as well, the kids found trail after trail to stroll on and hide behind trees to jump out and scare us. Brycen has become a great adventure dragging his reluctant brother along for the ride.
Makayla soon after reaching the Octopus tree wanted to sit and relax, holding Luke's collar she sat pretending to fish for 15 minutes well the boys ran around, she eventually caught a "Baby whopper" aka a make believe baby big fish. She proceed to show off her great catch and then placed it ever so gently in her pocket. She talked to the fish all the way back to the car and the drive to the beach were she informed us she was going to release her newly found friend into the big ocean. But not before she built a house for it.
