After our marathon bushwalking adventure in the Bunya Mountains last year, we have come to the awareness that the kids will enjoy beach holidays over bush ones for now :) Our recent camping at Maroochydore didn't contain any beach visits (everyone has been asking if we stayed at Cotton Tree Park - no we didn't, but we plan to in the future!) as the park we were at had plenty of things to keep us entertained (and the hassle of getting everyone ready for and getting to the beach was enough to keep us put). Remembering how much the girls enjoyed the beach when we stayed in Caloundra during winter, we decided to have a dedicated trip to the beach this weekend! And as we're not fans of the heat and glare, we left home early and had breakfast on the edge of the sand under the trees on Golden Beach. Grandma Randall joined us.
After a breakfast of sausages and bread, the kids all played in a little grove of trees that had the perfect little 'cubby hole' for them to climb in while we packed the food away. Then into togs and to the water we went! Caleb was delightful - in he went and constantly fell over as the sand shifted beneath his feet. As he lost his balance he'd walk fast to keep upright and would be out in the deep! Abigail and Sarah preferred to stay in the shallows. It was lovely.
After a good long swim, Caleb went to sleep while the girls played in the sand (with empty honey buckets and disposable spoons!). Watching them was a joy - collecting water from the sea and bringing it up the beach to make birthday cakes etc. Eventually though we had to put an end to their play so they wouldn't get sunburnt (must get long sleeve rash tops for them).
Jon took Grandma back home and then we did a stint of second hand shopping before getting Grandma again for a McDonalds lunch. (On a side note: my flimsy low ironing board broke this week. Jon wanted to get me a tall solid one. We found a suitable one for $5 at the second hand shop. Score! Thank you to God for His perfect provision at a very blessed price.)
It was a great day and we hope to have many more like it in the summers ahead. The beach isn't so bad, after all! :)
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