Since moving to the East Coast we have not yet made it to the beach til just recently. Having lived in San Diego for a few years during college, I have spent quite a bit of time at the beach. However, as a family, we have only done a beach trip a few times, and we've never done it on the East Coast. For those of you West Coasters that don't know, there is a huge difference in water temperature from East to West. I had no idea that this was the case, but when I put my feet in the water just south of Myrtle Beach, I thought I was stepping into a bath tub. I was shocked! I am used to going to the beach and laying in the sun for a good 45 minutes to get good and hot before attempting to take a dip in the ocean. Not here! Don't get me wrong, San Diego will always have a special place in my heart, but I do have to say the warm water is a plus!
This was a fairly last minute planned trip for us, we had a couple in our eGroup that blessed us by gifting us their time share. It was minutes from the beach and we spent as much time as our two littles would allow us in the sand and the water. We tried to go prepared, knowing that Camden would try to eat as much sand as humanly possible, and that Parker would need an eye on him every moment we were in the water. We got a little tent that Camden was able to play and nap in without being in direct sunlight, or rolling in the sand the whole time.
We also got plenty of sand toys and a life vest for Parker to use. Philip got to teach parker how to ride the waves in, dig huge holes, and build castles.
I got to catch a few rays, while Camden snoozed in the tent, and went on a search for the best seashells we could find with Parker.
We headed back to our incredibly comfortable and spacious condo for the afternoon for long afternoon naps and relaxing evenings.
They had a perfect for Parker pool area, with a "lazy river" around it that you could ride an inner tube on.
We had a kitchen in our condo so we got to make our own meals and relax when we wanted. It was a perfect little getaway and one that was much needed after the busyness of the last few months. Next time we will stay a little longer :)
As we got back to Charlotte we got to spend time with Grandma Engle. It was so nice to have her here as she gave me the opportunity to finish up some things around the house.
Oh yeah, by the way, we moved again! Ha! That's right, 3 moves in one year. Not my idea of fun, but we love our new place. It is in a quiet part of Charlotte, much more country than where we were, and it is also much closer to the campus that we serve at. Both boys have their own room and we have a beautiful back yard for lots of playing and running for both Parker and Bella :) I'll try to put up a few pics of the new place soon!
Sorry for the tangent! Like I was saying, Cindy watched, walked with, played with and took care of the boys so I could finish up the unpacking, cleaning and organizing that comes with moving into a new home. I was also able to run errands and check some things off my to do list that I didn't think I'd ever get done! She also spent many hours working on our yard, we have a fire pit that Philip wants to put in, but that meant lots of clearing out. We did get to enjoy many meals, outings at playgrounds, a new mall and some garage sale scavenging as a family while she was here too! We are so grateful for her willingness to help us in so many ways.
Things are getting back to normal around here, but I am getting ready to go visit this awesome mama as she is getting ready to have her second little one.
I'm taking Camden with me, and Parker and Daddy will be staying here to fend for themselves. Don't worry, Philip's a pro at this whole dad thing, and I am completely confident that they will have a blast without us. Plus, they both really like pizza from all sorts of different places :)
I hope you are enjoying what season of life you are in right now. We miss and love you!
With Love, From Charlotte.
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