Our Back-to-School Beach Party & Donut Picnic!

"Come to beach where the sea is blue.

And little white waves

Come running at you.

A wave comes splashing 

Over your toes. 

You just stand still and away it goes. 

We'll build a castle

Down by the sea

And look for shells

If you come after me." 

We just celebrated our first day of school last week!

We usually do a fun party with tons of games. Here is a peek of what we usually do.

But this year I wanted to keep it simple.

No planning...just relaxing.

So we decided to do a beach party and have a donut picnic while we were there.

(Steve & precious little Bella)

(Did you notice one missing? A certain son got a hold of it in the van on the way there.)

The kids rallied together and built a moat.

And some of the boys found a huge log to float on.

It was relaxing, fun, and we all got sunburned. 😂

It is good to add something new and different your regular routine.

That is the spice of life.

Children are a blessing and should be celebrated too.

Overall it was a great day and I think we will definitely do this again!

I hope you enjoyed our pictures!

How do you like to celebrate the first day of school?

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