Beach Bash Luau

I have been very neglectful of my blog lately (though in my defense, we have had a few things going on.) I'm going to attept to get all caught up.

A couple of weeks ago, we made plans to see Tia and the girls. We had heard about this kids event not too far from here, and thought it sounded like fun. That morning, the four of us decided to go to the flea market right across the street before the party started. Since we are all obsessed with flea markets, it was a lot of fun. We still had a good amount of time to kill when we were done, so we went to one of our favorite playgrounds which was right up the street.

I cannot figure out why this place is not more busy (or ever busy!) We have been at all times of day, on weekdays and weekends, and only once do I remember it being at all busy (and that was only until the daycare group of 8 or so kids left). This playground is gorgeous and clean. Its surrounded by fields and trees, and is so far removed from the street that you'd never have to worry about your child darting off. It has a huge shaded sandbox, several picnic tables, and the playground structures themselves are just so funky and fun. So anyway, everyone else's loss is our gain because it is an added bonus in my mind that we don't have to worry about other people while we are there. Needless to say, the boys (all) had fun.



After all that fun, it was time to go meet Tia and the girls. In hindsight, we may have tried to have too much fun in one day. By the time we got to the luau the boys were not in the best moods. There were crafts, and bounce houses, a huge pile of sand and toys dumped in the parking lot, pony rides, hay rides, a water slide, and more. They wanted none of it. We finally decided to pop into the small store and at least cool off in the AC (it was roasting). While we were in there we picked up some snacks, and outside we found a nice shady spot to sit together.

After some snacking...

rock climbing...

piggyback rides...

and baby smiles...

we were finally ready to enjoy the festivities.

We ended up having a great time. The hay ride was a definite favorite, and as an added bonus we got our first family shot since, oh - I'd say our Christmas card last year. Now if only the brats were looking at the camera! :o)