Saturday, October 07, 2006

A Beach Holiday

With Spring in the air, the weather unseasonally warm and a short week due to the Labour Day weekend we decided to pack the van and head north for a beach and caravan holiday. What a wonderful family time.

No illnesses, relaxing location, places to visit, great weather and a visit from family (Aunty M, Uncle Mike, Jordan and Mikayla) all made it just perfect. How much fun is the beach!! Playing in the sand, digging holes and lying in them with your cousin while you eat!!

For me the most joyous moments were watching Mario stand in the sand, chase the waves, splash around and while quite hesitant at first get so excited by the ocean. Photos can't capture those little memories but the sounds and vision are locked away in my head and I can visit them any time I like.
Mario also sampled some new foods and now Peter has to share his oysters with someone else. Mario was also a "big boy" sitting up at the table in restaurants, drinking lemonade through a straw and most of the time using his spoon and fork.
Only downside was Mario made the trip home a tough one as he grizzled for the majority of the trip but then again noone likes their holiday to come to an end and he was having such a fun time. We are now looking forward to our next caravanning trip away.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

He looks so cute at the beach. How wonderful to be able to experience this through his little eyes. Thanks for sharing. Judah's Lolah

Karen said...

In his oversized board shorts and rashie with the most gorgeous coloured skin that even with sun screen seemed to go darker every day Mario looked like a typical Aussie surfer.