We took a last minute trip to the beach this past Sunday. The weather was too good to stay home and we didn't have anything else to do - so we went for it. Well, I take that back, there is always yard work, house work and stuff that can keep us busy around the house but we ignored all those things and loaded up the van. On Saturday we went to Lowes and bought this Quik Shade Instant Canopy.
I've been wanting one for a while. We always take an umbrella and struggle with it blowing away or not being enough shade. So, we made the investment and I couldn't have been more excited! We spent 5 1/2 hours on the beach. That's a record for us at any one time. We usually get so sick of reapplying sunscreen (I'm a sunscreen NUT!) and just become drained from the beating sun, that we give up and leave after 2 1/2-3 hrs.
We ate lunch under our canopy,
Riley Kate took a short nap under our canopy,
and Daddy buried Avery under the canopy
So, what I'm saying is we were able to spend a lot of time out of the sun, so we were able to spend more time at the beach! Win, win! Can you tell I love that thing?
Anyway, our time was so fun! Avery met a little friend at the beach who she ran around and played in the sand with. It was cute.
Avery looked for seashells and was so excited about each one, even though most of them were imperfect and broken. She would wash them off and put them down in a bucket 1/2 full of water to save for later.
Riley was a little hesitant at first but after we put her down and let her explore on her own time and in her own way, she really had a great time.
It was a great day and we left just in time - it started to rain on the drive home. I'm so thankful we live close enough to the beach to visit for the day. Even though it's a huge hassle to pack everything up and you get sand in places you don't really want sand...it ends up being fun all around and that is worth it all! So, stay tuned for more Beach Adventures this summer - and you know the first thing I'll be packing....my canopy!!! :)
3 comments:
Sweet sweet, all in pink! Enjoyed your blog. Love, GG
Way to go in capturing such a fun & memorable day! Love the pic of you and the girls in your pink! Cuties! Love all the pics!
Great idea to have a canopy!! :) You will have to tell me about in real life sometime! We want one too for the yard and beach! Isn't it so fun that the girls are getting old enough to make new friends on these types of trips! Helps the 5 hours fly by!
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