Sunday morning the kids enjoyed Beth’s Valentine’s Day tradition of eating a Fruity Pebbles marshmallow heart. Grossed me out but the kids totally loved it. Andrew, Greg, Beth and I headed out for a walk along the beach. It was so gorgeous- the weather, the sky, the beach, the sand, the rocks, and even the downpour of rain we got caught in. We were soaked through by the time we got home but it was so worth it.
We got ready for the day and headed to Laurie’s place for beach church. There was a beautiful sandy beach right by her place. The plan was to walk to the beach, have church, then come home and make plans for the rest of the day. We should have known better. As soon as we arrived on the beach, sans sunscreen, the kids were in the water. We would pay later; nearly every kid was sunburned by the end of “church”. Laurie was the only one who didn’t wear her suit but even she got all the way in the water. The kids loved jumping, splashing, and swimming in the huge waves, burying each other, and spotting a couple turtles. The place was perfect- no other people, peaceful sound of the beach and miles and miles of fabulous sand. About the time we realized we were all sunburned and very thirsty we had a simple sacrament meeting. Harper gave a fabulous lesson as we all tried to hide from the sun.
We hustled back to Laurie’s for an incredible, albeit chaotic, lunch of quesadillas, cucumbers and Hawaiian BBQ chips. Then we loaded up all our vehicles and made our second attempt to snorkel. Of course, it started raining as soon as we arrived at Sharks Cove, but we got out the gear and started getting ready. As we geared up, we watched the cove. There were only a couple snorkelers, and there were enormous waves. Undeterred, Natali and Greg ventured out. It soon became obvious that the littles wouldn’t be snorkeling. They ran off to look for shells in the rocks and the boys, Bode and I joined Natali and Greg. The waves would be calm for a while and you could snorkel, but you had to keep your eyes on the edge of the cove because the waves would build and soon be too strong to stay safe. I got washed around a bit. One time was especially brutal; I lost my snorkel and Mack got some nice ouchies on his leg when he was washed against the coral. I did see a pretty cool eel but other than a few fish no one else saw anything.
We decided to move on to Turtle Beach to try our luck at spotting turtles. Greg made a "quick" stop at Ted’s bakery that took more like 20-30 minutes. By the time Greg had our treats Beth reported that there were no turtles at the bay, and we didn’t need to bother driving out there. It was nearing sunset, so we stopped at a fruit stand to add some yummy to our breakfast options and Greg bought two coconuts (young and soft, how he likes them and free from rotting smells). We took the coconuts to the nearest beach where Natali, Kate and I enjoyed the sunset (the boys stayed in the car and the other kids were at turtle beach).
When everyone arrived back at our place the kids hopped in the pool and I got to work on dinner. They had such a blast in the pool; we had to drag them out. Parkinsons went home. Kids bathed. And I started lathering backs, shoulders, cheeks, and legs with aloe. Just after Parkinsons left I remembered that we didn’t have any Dramamine for our boat ride the next morning. None of us wanted to tempt fate. So Greg drove the 20 minutes to a store to make sure everyone got a dose before bed because the next day we were going to swim with sharks!
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