A Great Day For The Beach!

We had not been to the beach since our trip at the end of May with the Stepp's.  I have been itching to go back all summer and we just never got around to it.  We decided we should end our summer with a day trip to the beach.  Tony took off work on Friday and we headed down to Wrightsville Beach for the day.  Tony and I agree that this was the best day trip to the beach our family has ever taken.  The kids behaved, the weather was perfect, water was clear and not too rough, and we were able to have a mix of relaxation and fun.  We spent 6.5 hours on the beach and had to tell the kids we MUST go now.  They did not want to leave and neither did we. 

Daddy and Reece playing in the surf together.

 Regan and Riley caught several small fish with their net and bucket.

 Here is what they caught...

 We had a very pretty day, the temperatures were in the low 90's, there was a good breeze, the sky was very blue with puffy clouds and the water was crystal clear.  In fact, by 4:30 pm we were starting to get cold.

 Regan playing in the waves. 

 Checking out the surf at the end of the island.

 Tony captured this funny picture (not staged) and he says, "This is how our family evolved!"  He even got them in the correct order. :)

 Riley and Reece enjoying the warm tide pools on the way down to the end of the island.

Our whole family got into this tide pool and pretended it was our own hot tub.  All we needed were some jets against our backs.  A lady walking by offered to take our picture.

 We walked down to the end of the island at low tide and played in the water between the two islands. 

The girls could have played here for hours.

Where's the rest of Regan?

 The water was so clear we felt like we were in the Caribbean for the day.

This was the best part of my day, the sand sloped just enough (like a chair) into the water and I just laid down and chilled.