Thursday, April 23, 2009

Well we have had enough with the rain! So after getting up and having pancakes and sausage for breakfast - we come up with the game plan for the day. We pack a picnic lunch to eat at the beach. Then since we are supposed to get rain in the afternoon we are planning on going swimming at a local hotel.
Well - picnic plans were changed because IT WAS HIGH TIDE. We ate in the car and watched the surf. After we ate - the tide was starting to go out - so we were able to take a quick stroll on the beach. Check out the huge clam Mikayla found. We threw it back into the ocean - hoping the seagulls wouldn't get it!
After our walk IN the ocean - we headed to the Bellevue by the Sea for swimming. While the kids swam - Kathy caught up on some of her Statistics homework. After a couple hours the kids decided they had had enough swimming. We returned to the house - just long enough to change - and Kathy rounded everyone up in the car to head on a mystery trip.
We drove North. We arrived at this beach town. We parked on Main Street and walked to the Ocean. On the way down we stopped and had some of Kathy's favorites - Pier French Fries....(she said they were the best - and they WERE!).....Although the pier was not opened yet - we were able to see how it goes out over the water. We saw the beach. Then we went to the Arcade! We had sooo much fun playing games from Guitar Hero, to Haunted House, to In the Money, to Ski Ball. It was alot of fun. Walking back to the car - Kathy stopped to get up another of her favorites from growing up - a piece of pizza from Lisa's pizza. Then Kathy drove us to show us the house they stayed in every year when she was our age.
We drove back home. After a steak dinner we watched - the Boy in the Striped Pajamas.
Time for bed - tomorrow is supposed to be beautiful and we plan on spending it on the beach!

Trivia for the day - Where was the Mystery trip we went on today - what town?