Can we go back to the beach?

Alright,  so we took a much needed and eagerly awaited beach bum trip a few weeks ago.  This also happened to be the the first time any of my girls have been to the beach. (Let's just say my ex wasn't big on traveling.) So this was a big moment for me as a mother.

We had kept everything a secret.  We stayed up and didn't sleep the day before we left because we headed out at 2 am. Had girls in comfortable clothes and grabbed the pillows and we hit the early morning road.

So fast forward a bit. We are 45 minutes from the beach (after hours now of where are we, where are we going) and stop for some fast greasy breakfast, in the restroom (with my oldest daughter) a small chat starts between me and nice lady. However she happened to spill the beans about the beach! At that one moment the 2 months of secrets and not talking about it came crashing down. My heart suddenly plummeted with annoyance, but I could not let that show.  She didn't know it was secret;  just a life moment that happened to be frustrating.  Now during all my emotions my daughters face lights up, her eyes glisten,  her mouth turns up such a smile I can almost see the inside of her cheeks - and she turns to me and asks it that true and I say yes. Then it was on!

The vacation was a blast. Everyone had an amazing time and we all have memories that will stay with us. The first wave wipe outs they ever experienced,  priceless.  The shock of water actually knocking them down (now no one was hurt just wet and once a little mad). This was definitely a winner of a vacation and made some fantastic memories that will last a lifetime.