Loved it as we were able to park our car behind a grassy bank which was only a couple of metres and then below us was the sand and the beach. Our children loved the picnic on the grass over looking the beach, swimming and playing in the warm water as well as making sand castles.
But they especially liked playing the family softball game that we had. And then as evening wore on, we went for a family stroll up the beach and back with a final play at the park when it was dark. Just loved spending time with family and having fun in a relaxed atmosphere and we also got to pray on the beach which was neat.
It also helped me to recall how beaches have played a significant role in our lives as my first date with Fritz was at a beach near the city (which I thought was far too romantic and it happened to be on Valentines day as well) it was the same beach that our 2 children were baptized in last year.
Fritz proposed to me on a beach in South Auckland; we went near to a beach at Sonaisali Resort Island in Fiji to get married and then had our honeymoon at Broadbeach in Brisbane, Gold Coast. Both our parents live near beaches in Samoa, our best family holidays have been spent at beaches ie. Kirra Beach, Coolangatta in Brisbane; Denarau Island beach in Fiji; family beaches in Samoa at Fasitoo (my parents home) and Siumu (Fritz' family) as well as our annual beach trips to favourite Auckland beaches in the summer.
Maybe for the rest of the summer months you'll find us on some weekends playing at a beach and enjoying time together. It also goes towards ticking the box for having at least fortnightly some family fun activities together, as one of my monthly goals for the new year that I have planned over the years. Because as it's been said that as you grow older you'll be regretting time spent working rather than getting to know your child/ren well. All the best for the first month of the new year....
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