Going to the Beach

It's Sunday and hubby asked what I wanted to do. I told him I just want to go to the beach. After 2 weeks of rain, this weekend has been clear and sunny and everyone seems to be itching to go out in the sun. Plus, the kids were excited to wear their new gum boots. After breakfast, we headed to Coyle Park at Point Chevallier. Hubby discovered this Park that has a big playground with the beach just across. It was just a short bus ride barely 10 minutes and maybe another 10 minutes of walking. There was a group of teens in their wet suits and they seems to be in training as they've done a couple of runs/ dash across the beach and into the water and back. There were young families like us who just enjoyed the sun and sand. My kids literally enjoyed splashing in the water. We stayed there for about 3 hours, long enough to make memories as my son kept talking about how much fun he had that morning at the "river"!

I told my hubby the other day that our kids are so lucky since we moved here in Auckland. The place is like one big playground as all things and events are family friendly. On our way to the mall yesterday, as we walked along the creek, we stopped to watch some ducks swim across the water. It was such a treat for the kids to see these birds. My daughter would keep saying"quack quack". And whenever we'd come across a dog, she'd say "ruff ruff" as if calling the dog. And mind you, these are big dogs and I've seen one that even looks like a wolf! My son would say, "dun, let's go up the mountain" as some of the parks/ roads here are quite hilly. Just like the foot path from the beach.

I was pretty pleased with what we have achieved this morning despite not having a car yet.