The Beach

Yesterday my two youngest kids and I were able to go to the beach. It was so beautiful there and it was so nice to get away from the heat. I have going to this beach for many years and each time I go I feel such peace and relaxation. It seems to be a different world where we can go to escape daily life. I think I can try to explain the feeling I get when I go there, but it is an experience you must have on your own to truely know.
I think I have ever rarely been to this particular beach and have it not be a perfect day. The weather is usually always perfect. By perfect I mean: clear skies, a bit of a nice breeze, and temperature ranging from 68-80 degrees. It is so nice. Sometimes there are so many people that go there that it seems a bit too crowded, but mostly it's not so bad on the people # meter. I try to avoid going on holidays.
But, let's get back to yesterday. . .
We kind of took our time getting the car packed and getting ready to go out there. It takes us alittle over an hour to get there and so we didn't get there until after noon. On the way we stopped at a fish hatchery and saw all the millions of fish that were swimming in these little tiny canals. Then, we drove on and finally got to the beach.
We unloaded and my 7 year old went ahead of us and found a great spot. So, we unpacked our things and plopped down for a day of chillin' and relaxing. My 7 year old played in the water and boogieboarded while my other one layed on the blanket and was a teenager--pretending not to care about playing with her brother. I read some and then my 7 year old wanted some things out of the car, so we walked up to the car. . . (this is where my story gets interesting, i swear). . . I had to use the restroom, so I let my 7 year old run ahead and use the keys and get the stuff out of the car. WELL. . . I came out of the restroom and he had come back from the car and I said, "okay, can I have my keys" and he said, "oh, well, I think they are in these bags". . . so, we looked. . .and guess what?? They got locked in the car!! I started to feel my blood pressure rise and started to get upset, but my 7 year old felt horrible for having done this, so. . . no way was I getting mad at him. . . too much sweetness in that little one. So we stuck his arm in the crack of the window. . .that didn't work and his arm was getting red marks on it. So we went and got a chair and a stick and tried to flip the lock. . . no luck!! SO, we went to the ranger and got a coat hanger, bent it in to all sorts of weird shapes. . .and presto! We got the lock open!! I dried my forehead of sweat and we went on with our wonderful day at the beach!
After this experience we went for a walk down the beach, saw some seals, played in the water and enjoyed the walk.
What a nice day, a very nice day. I can always depend on our beach trips to relax me and wear the kids out. Now, thats such a lovely sound at the end of the day. . .kids sleeping soundly : )