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| We are all buckled in and ready to go. This is Jen leaving her driveway and realizing she forgot to put shoes on. |
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Several times, Jen was asked if all these kids were hers!
There was one morning when Ian was miserable and didn't want to go to the beach. We dragged him with us anyway. He spent about 20 minutes in the water sulking, and then decided to sit under the umbrella (in the shade) for the next hour or so. He sat there by himself until it was time for us to join him for lunch. After a pleasant 20 minutes with everyone eating the lunch we packed, Ian got up and ran into the ocean with Ethan. He completely forgot he was supposed to be unhappy and grumpy. Ian then spent the next 2.5 hours playing in the water with a big smile on his face.
And a moment I am still in awe of: After the beach each day, Jen and I (mostly Jen) got everyone showered and dressed within 10 minutes. It was pretty spectacular how efficient and whirlwindesque (is that even a word?) our system was. We'd leave the beach, after spending on average 4.5 hours each morning, hit the pool for another hour or two and then head back to the condo. The older two boys would take off their bathing suits and leave them outside the front door and walk directly to the bathroom and take a shower together. They were super fast and could be counted on to get in and out quickly. Meanwhile, I'd take Sam and Nathan's bathing suits off and put them in the pile outside the front door. I'd send them in and Jen gave them a fast shower together. Lastly, Evan would get stripped of his bathing suit and be sent in and took a shower with Jen. While the last group was getting bathed, I'd take our suits back down to the faucet by the pool and rinse them all out. Lastly, I would return with the wet suits, get them hung to dry on the balcony and take a shower. Wash, rinse, repeat. We got this system going on day one and kept it the whole week. It was awesome.
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