Our annual beach trip…we weren’t sure if it was going to happen this year….from booking late, to COVID-19, to a hurricane the week before our scheduled departure…but somehow by the grace of God, we along with the Brophys and Nidays made it safely to Holden Beach, NC this past Saturday.
We hung out with friends indoors for the first time since early March! We greeted each other with a big smile hello and awkwardly no hugs….but we were indoors with non-family members without socially distancing, without masks, and it felt amazing…almost normal!
We spent time at the beach.
We spent time at the pool.
We walked to the pier.
We walked to get ice cream and explore the candy shop.
We prepared and ate meals together.
The grown-ups adulted while the kids hung-out.
We celebrated Harper’s 7th birthday!
She was thrilled when Woody made a surprise appearance and magically brought a Toy Story cake and left it on her bed as we were about to indulge in cupcakes. Her laughter and excitement surrounding the mysterious cake was magical. The kids became detectives to try to solve the mystery of the delivery.
Justin and I walked A LOT, averaging over 20,000 steps (9 miles) per day.
We took pictures together on the beach in front of our house. It was windy and the moments where all kids were cooperating at the same time was limited.
Not having something to do each day such as walking on a pier, playing miniature golf, visiting the sand dunes or the aquarium somehow gave us two to three hours back each day. We put on real clothes once, wore make up only for picture night, and chilled for six days.
Several comments were made by the kids about feeling like the other kids were their brothers or sisters and that it felt like there was no more COVID. Indeed, indeed!
