This was Katrina's first cross country meet. She did awesome. She set a personal record and placed 5th out of the seventh grade girls. She was glowing with excitement and we were so proud of how hard she worked!
After getting all hot and sweaty running - and standing in the blazing heat watching the run - what better way to cool off then head to the beach?
We met up at Mustang Island with Allen's brothers and their families. Going to the beach is great - going with cousins is WAY great. I love the top left photo - I took it right after rescuing Amelia from a "biiiig water" wave.
A day of sun, sand, and surf...what could be better than that.
Our cousins brought some boogie boards and were so nice to share...the kids all had a great time riding the waves!
Hanging out, chatting, laughing, snacking, swimming = tons of fun!
We started our day at 6 am to get to the cross country meet on time. (Of course Katrina and I were up at 3 am to get her to the bus on time.) We got a bit sleepy by the end of the day - especially since we still had a 3 hour drive home.
The kids always build these elaborate sand villages and pits surrounded by walls. Amelia so wants to help but often ends up destroying the creations - making the kids less than thrilled. Aunt Juanita kindly helped Amelia build her very own castle settlement. Funny, she didn't want to break this one.
2 comments:
So cool but I cannot believe you have meets three hours away! But if they have to be three hours away what an awesome place to have them! Way to go Katrina!!!
Yes, well...three hours in any other direction might not be a meet I would attend. Most of the meets are about an hour or so away - to me that is pretty far to go for a couple of hours. Gabriel usually runs 1st, then wait a few races, then Katrina runs. Still, we usually leave around 7:30 and get home around 12:30. Last weekend only HS ran. So we drove an hour, watched a 15 minute run, and drove an hour home. Good thing I love my kids...
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