Castles at Night

Remember when I said I had no time last month? This is an adventure we took on February 5th and I've been wanting to post it ever since!

We FINALLY did a "bonfire" at the beach. We've been wanting to do this since we moved here- but there are some strict laws about it... anyhow, it finally happened!

This is the extent of a "bonfire" on the beach :)

It was a little chilly and all the kids were SO excited. Did I stress that well enough? They took out their sweatshirts, their headlamps... and Hunter donned his Spiderman mask- to this day it still remains a mystery, but it was entertaining!

He is showing the two crabs that he caught

Like this!

Part of the crew enjoying the fire

The dark and quiet beach

Another view of the group- see Ryan checking on River? He was fast asleep :)

And they're off to go find more crabs!

Kolea and I stuck by the fire and she played with her glowstick

A fun time was had by all!

We did have a "security" dude drive RIGHT up to us in his truck asking if we had cars in the parking lot saying they would be locked in around midnight. He was a kind man. The beaches here close at sunset and there are people that have the job of driving around to the different parking lots and putting chains across the entrances and essentially "locking up" so that people don't loiter or spend the night. Anyhow, he could see that we were being respectful of the beach, we didn't have the fire in the sand, we weren't drinking or causing problems- and we had a bunch of tired little kids asleep in parents' laps! We weren't exactly a threat which I'm sure is why he was so kind to let us know when we need to get our cars out of there! He could've told us to get the crap out right then and there! But he let a chill a bit longer :)

There's just something about sitting on the beach in the dark, digging your toes into the cold sand to the smell of burning wood and toasted marshmallows. Good times for sure.