How do I recap a week at the beach in one word?Glorious!
My mom dearly misses the beach, so she and my dad rent a condo for the month of September in Oceanside to escape the heat. They graciously invite each one of my sisters’ families for a few days to come stay with them. Last year Austin and I happened to go the week of my birthday, and the same thing happened this year as well. I have to admit, we don’t go to CA specifically for my birthday, but now that is has happened a few years running, as long as I can convince my sisters, I think I might unofficially officially declare the week of September 15 as our week at the beach with my mom and dad as long as they keep inviting us back! And I really hope they do.
I love the beach. The beach is home.
Well, it used to be home. It was my home for over 18 years. In high school we would walk to the beach at lunch. We even had a Surf Team. We ran to the Pier for warm up before practice. We spent long summer days laying in the sun on the crowded beach watching the helicopter fly up and down the coast to film the intro to Baywatch and getting David Charvet to sign our empty box of strips and cheese. It was a simple. It was peaceful. And is was so much fun!
It has been close to 10 years since I have lived near the beach. I know how lucky I was to grow up there. I know I took if for granted. Warm weather, beautiful ocean, amazing sunsets, great people, we had it all. When I can only stay for a week at a time now, it just doesn’t seem fair.
The thing that makes it okay for me is getting to experience it with Dax and Wyatt. I think one of the things I love most about being a mom is watching my children experience new adventures for the first time. I love how doing something my whole life, something that is so familiar and common to me, can all of a sudden be an entirely different experience when you do it with your children for the first time.
So, I figure in the posts ahead I will try to relay how the boys perceived the week.
All’s I can say for certain, it was glorious.
So good bye beach. See you next year! Thanks mom and dad for a wonderful trip and Jamie for taking such amazing pictures!!
8 comments:
That entire post just made me so jealous! I hate utah!! well I dont hate it but I do not love it either! Those pictures are adorable I love them!! Hey I was sneaking around on your sisters blog (your twin).... is she not the cutest ever? You two write so much alike and you take the same kind of pictuers! I love reading yours and her blog, they are so inspiring!! Even if its just a silly potty training post or a fire men showing up at your doorstep post! hahahah.....ok, so read my blog, I need your help and suggestions!!
BRYN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi, I found your sister on facebook and she gave me your blogspot. The 10 year reunion was on Saturday and all I wanted to see were my twinies. I've heard through the grapevine you both were married with kids and I was so excited to see you. Now I can check you and your beautiful family out on your blog. Here's my email so we can keep in touch. I'd love to see you the next time you're in CA.
shaynalipscomb@gmail.com
-Shay
Those family pictures are fabulous!! You all look so perfect in your white and blue and with the ocean behind you. Oh, how i love the ocean too. There is just so much peace there. I am glad you got to go for your birthday too. How wonderful. It looked like the perfect vacation and last week was such a great week to go because we had warm weather still too :) Yeah, for a wonderful time with family at the beach :)
Brynie I am so glad you had a great time at the beach...and I hope you had a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Your pictures on the beach with your family are beautiful...the colors you chose were just perfect and you look so pretty in every one of them!! You were for sure on the HOT TAMALE TRAIN WOMAN!!WHOO WHOO!! And I agree about the beach being such a great place to be..wonderful sunsets, the sound of the waves crashing and just the WHOLE environment!! I am quite jealous you had 18 years of that!! And to see BAY WATCH get filmed...oh how I loved that show!! Love ya glad your home safe!!:)
look how beautiful you look!!!!I love shots on a beach and your outfit is too perfect!
You are the perfect model family! I LOVE that picture of you all sitting in the sand and looking at Wyatt! Love it! I had so much fun seeing you and your adorable family! Come see me!
You two have such a beautiful family. The pictures Jamie took are phenomenal.
Those pictures on the beach are SO cute!!! We sure do miss you guys. Tell Austin "Hi" from us. I love to read the cute stories about your boys. They are handsome little guys. Take care.
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