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Today was a AMAZING day!!

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.

The beach was so beautiful and warm for January we walked bare footed around chasing waves and playing with Lucas who had no idea what to do with the wide open space and all the pups to play with. Joey and I stood and watched him as he sprinted away from us straight for the water and looped back around to us a fee minutes later.

Brycen and Kyle I think had a game of who could get the wettest the fastest and Brycen won running straight into the waves and came out hold up his jeans that now weigh three times as much laughing and Kyle soon after followed. We walked up and down the beach and just relaxed. The down fall of the beach Kyle lost his favorite Kyle Busch car  thankfully for Ebay a new one is already on the way.

At the end of the day the worries of the world washed away and I have wonderful memories that I shared with my amazing family