Days at the Beach (2) Putt Putt

5 kids, two five year olds, one three year old, one two year old, one one year old, 2 sets of parents all pile into 2 vans and head out for an exploration of dinosaurs, green patches, small holes, long iron poles, and little brightly colored balls. How'd that go.........? Actually it went much better than any of us expected. Except for one minor pee pee accident (Mason) and one almost "total breakdown" (saved by allowing him to hit the ball about 100 times on one hole) we actually faired very well.

After driving by this putt putt course about 10 times throughout the week and promising the boys that we would go, we finally made it. The kids were soooooooo excited. They picked thier clubs and picked their balls and we all headed out onto the course. (Adam was literally stuffed into a small carrying pouch on Darren's chest). The kids loved playing and all did really well. Katy and Mason both had some true 2's and 3's on some of the holes. They loved the water running through the course and all of the huge dinosaurs scattered around between holes.

Of course, Darren and I are extremely competitive at putt putt (it is one of the only things I can legitamently beat him at) so we were trying our best to play well. It was harder for him though with Adam in the pack on his chest. Regardless, I must add that I did beat him in the end by 2 strokes. Yippee!

After the game we went to a nearby ice cream parlor for some ice cream. We sat out on the deck overlooking another putt putt course. The kids loved the whole evening! They were all so good and it was great for us to get to watch them have such a good time and really feel successful in what they were doing.

After a long day of the beach, the pool, putt putt, ice cream... we all headed back to the beach house and went to bed. Sleep in a necessity when you are waking up each morning to heard 4 adults, 5 kids, two wagons, two coolers, and all other essential beach parafanalia 2 blocks to the beach (we must be CRAZY)! We would not trade one minute of our time there for the world. It was great!