in which we go to the sea

 I love getting to make memories as a family...

Being the three of us is so much fun!

If you remember from my in my world post last month, I shared that we were planning a little getaway to the sea...

^How precious are sandy baby feet?

My sweet sister came along to help us with Nicholas, so Rucus and I could go out a couple times while she watched him.  We hadn't been on a date as just the two of us since he was born, so that was a real treat!

^I feel so blessed to be this man's wife!  

To be honest, hubby and I were both so tired (and still are, really), that we didn't get to go down to the beach till the morning we left.  We rested and relaxed at the house as much as we could...

^Nicholas loves Aunty Gabrielle.  She is so good with him!

It was lovely to take Nicholas down to the beach for his first proper beach outing.  When he was six weeks old we took a drive to St Francis Bay and spent a few minutes on the beach taking photographs before getting back in the car to escape the wind!

Nicholas was definitely a bit nervous of the crashing waves, and it took him awhile before he would go near the water.  He held his Daddy's hand and enjoyed walking barefoot in the sand, though...

Later we took him to the lagoon, and he sat in the shallow and calm water and splashed about very happily.  This boy really loves water!

I am hoping we will be able to take him to the beach again fairly soon - he enjoys playing in his sandpit and building sandcastles, or rather watching me build sand castles, and then smashing them down, so beach outings should be more enjoyable for him now.

I love watching Nicholas discover the world around him...it is so wonderful seeing him get excited about new things.  Mama life is crazy and exhausting but oh! so wonderful.  

My heart is full.

I hope you're having a lovely week, sweet friends!

~ Kelly-Anne