Beauties At the Beach

Beach side of the park

The boys and I went to the beach the other day, which happens to also be a huge park with a sidewalk circling the perimeter. It was such a nice way to pass the time away while relaxing, having fun, and being out of the house. Although I have lived on an island my whole life, I have not ventured to the beach much since I’ve had children! This is mostly because I’ve experienced too many tantrums over getting out of the water, or god forbid, leaving the beach. I don’t like ending things on a negative note, so having that experience as the ending to our adventure was just not all that appealing!

Little boys on a mission!

Nevertheless, I love the beach. I love listening the sound of the water, letting the suns rays purify my Being, looking for shells to add to our collection, eating yummy snacks, releasing energy by playing in the water and running in the sand and the grass, and just being somewhere that seems to be designated as a place of fun and relaxation. While I am there, I can’t stop and say “Wait, let me go switch out the laundry real quick” or “Hang on a minute, I just have to clear the kitchen a bit before we go outside.” There is no delaying the fun when you are at the beach or the park! So we went again today. And this time, I was totally prepared. I packed plenty of snacks, water, towels, extra clothes, a blanket, reading/writing materials for me in case inspiration struck, toys, and even extra shoes for particular little boys who can’t stand their slippers being wet.

Mommy & Every in the water

Today I really just let go. I stopped trying. I find that I am always “trying” to do things. Trying to relax. Trying to clean. Trying to be a nice mommy. Trying to be creative and artistic. Today I said “to hell with it” and just stopped trying. I was totally myself, which included a few mean monster mommy moments! But we also had a ton of fun in our three hour beach park excursion. I accepted the fact that the boys were going to be obsessed with the water, and would have sand hidden in crevices I never knew existed on their little bodies. I accepted the fact that the house might be a disaster when we got home, and that I didn’t have to clean it yet if I didn’t want to. I accepted the fact that today was going to be designated as a fun day, but that I wasn’t going to TRY to make it a fun day. It was just going to BE a fun day. And overall, it was. =)