We are well beyond the days of honeymoons and babymoons, but in the middle of school years, we are. So take a school moon, we did! All the way to the ocean! I have often lamented this summer how we live so close and have not taken the time to stick our toes in the sand. A travesty, I tell you! Thanks to a little groupon and convincing of our sugar daddy, we loaded up our party of six and headed to Bay St. Louis, MS, right after church on Sunday.
And I'll have you know, there was no gambling going on for these fine Southern Baptists, but we did enjoy a little casino buffet, ha!
This picture is blurry, but I love her sweet little face all lit up with the anticipation of an adventure in the sand. After church Sunday, we ran home to put on our swim suits. We ate sandwiches made the night before in the car and hit the road to the beach!
It was wonderful! We basically had the place to ourselves. I cannot describe the love I have for the beach. Love it, and I loved even more watching my children play in the sand and water.
We got to the beach around 3:30 Sunday afternoon, and we stayed until almost 6:00. So much fun. Carter, Summer, Tilly, and Story loved being in the water and sand.
Story amazed us. The last time she was at the beach, she was barely one and didn't really know what to think. To watch her, you would think she'd been doing this her whole life.
Her momma sure has. David and I did a lot of dreaming and talking while at the beach as we watched our children play and entertain themselves very well. I told him how growing up most every Saturday and Sunday in the summertime, my mom, sister, and I spent many hours at Tybee Island.
We even experienced our first jellyfish sting. Carter, Summer, and Tilly were out in the water with David, and one got Carter pretty good on both legs. He ran out of the water just a hollering! At first I thought he was just playing around, and then I quickly realized what must have happened. After applying a mud paste, he was up and playing again. We made sure he got back in the water several times before we left that day just make sure he wasn't fearful. He took it like a champ!
For supper, we wanted to eat somewhere we couldn't eat at in Hattiesburg, so we drove from Pass Christian, where we were at the beach, back to Bay St. Louis looking for a little local eat, and there just wasn't much. We ended up at this cute little place, Shaggy's, in Pass Christian. With live music and shrimp po boys, it did not disappoint!
Monday morning, we slept til 9:00! That's right, 9:00, and it was AWESOME! I can probably count on one hand since we've seen 9:00 in the last 6 years, ha! After a yummy breakfast at the hotel restaurant (with our groupon, we got two free tickets!), we spent the morning back at the beach. We left around 1:30 to head back to the hotel to swim at the pool for a little bit. Then, it was time to shower and head home.
But, not before we stopped first to eat at this place on the way home! It has been almost a year since we've eaten here, and it was just as good we remember! Well, school starts today for Carter and Summer. I am so thankful we were able to take this little trip with our little family before the big school year begins. Love the memories we are making. Love the ones I'm making them with even more!
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