Malibu!

In an effort to visit two beaches in one week, we met up with some friends for a Long Island beach day at the Malibu Shore Club last Friday. It was nice to check out a new part of the coastline near Long Beach and of course see Jen and her three adorable girls who moved from Sunnyside a few years back. Before lunch, we hit the kiddie pool and Elisa managed to somehow dunk her entire body. She was a little shocked but otherwise excited about it. I think swim lessons are going to be in order before next summer.  As for the beach club, it was cool to see what the cabanas are like and have a shower at the end of the day. And the kids loved the sand pit and playground in the common area. I can see how this could be just as much fun as hitting Sunnyside Gardens Park every couple of days in the summer. There was so much to do and it was fairly manageable even with multiple kids in tow. 

Later we made it down to the beach if only for a quick dip. The waves were a bit much after the big storm that rolled through the night before. And poor Carolina got drenched in a small wave, and then only wanted to shove handfuls of sand in her mouth up on the beach. The poop explosion in her swim diaper didn't help matters either because I had to run back to the cabana for the diaper and wipes I forgot to bring down. Yes, things were quickly starting to deteriorate after our early morning start and no nap.  By the time we got everyone cleaned up, Elisa was having her third massive meltdown of the day but who's counting?  Not my best outing of the week for sure.  We packed it in around 2:30 p.m. and made it back to Sunnyside without much traffic at all.  It was good to catch up with Jen and let these kids run off some energy.  We miss her in our moms group and I know she misses us too. It's hard to find the mom friends that we lucked into with our '08 babes in this neighborhood. And reunions like this remind us of our good fortune.