Last week I blogged some photos of our holiday in West Wales for the lovely #countrykids linky run by Fiona at Coombe Mill – but I ran out of time saved the best for another post!
On the last day of our holiday, we had a lovely surprise when my friend Tanya from Beachlifeetc turned up to spend a week there with her boys, along with another friend and her two children also. I don’t see Tan anywhere near enough, despite the fact that we live so close to each other, so it felt like a lovely end to the holiday to be crossing over for a night.
Because we are all EXCELLENT parents, who put the needs of our children above all else, we decided, along with some other friends on the site, to take all the nine kids we had between us to the beach for the evening as a very special treat. This decision was IN NO WAY influenced by the fact that nearest pub is, in fact, on the beach. And the kids actually thought it was pretty convenient to have somewhere to dump the adults while they had all sorts of adventures. You see? Always putting the little outers darlings first.
We had a great time chatting and catching up
They had loads of fun. Including shark spotting…
Chilling out…
Making friends with the fishermen (the fishermen might have different words for this)
Realising that fishing seemed too much like hard work when there were literally hundreds of tiny fish (whitebait?) jumping out of the waves and getting stranded on the rocks
Collecting the teeny fishes to throw them back
Or alternatively to sort them by size
And then to serve them to the grownups.
I can’t leave you with the dead fishes, so to finish up with, here’s my favourite photo of the night, and perhaps of the holiday:
I love this one, it makes me smile every time 🙂
I’m linking up our holiday memories with #countrykids at Coombe Mill – there are loads of lovely outdoor posts on the linky, so why not head over and have a browse!
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What a fantastic post and what a fantastic way to end your holiday. It certainly looks like the children had a ball. The photographs are brilliant, I love the dead white bait being served on rock plates – I hope all you adults ate them!
Nichola Fabfortymum recently posted…Be Careful What You Wish For!
We politely pretended to!
LearnerMother recently posted…On a night at the beach
That last one is a really great photo, one to treasure forever. You are such a giving mother, how thoughtful of you to be dumped at the pub! lol Mich x
Michelle Twin Mum recently posted…Wet woodland walk #MWActive
Oh yes, I’m all about the giving, me 😉
LearnerMother recently posted…On a night at the beach
Beautiful photos. I love going to the beach at night. It makes it so much more magical than during the daytime, because you are alone with nature x
Carolin recently posted…Where witches and devils dance – Hexentanzplatz Thale
Thank you. It was fun for the kids to enjoy it in a different way to their usual daytime activities 🙂
LearnerMother recently posted…On a night at the beach
Lovely photos of all the children enjoying the beach. Always a fun playground and wonderful to enjoy it with friends.
Cheryl (@CherylInTheUK) recently posted…A Very Wet Walk
Thank you, it was fun for all of us!
LearnerMother recently posted…On a night at the beach
Now that looks like a night that suited everyone. I love the beach as the daylight slips away. Such a magical place to be. Looks like the kids had a great time all playing together there and that last photo looks packed with happy memories. Thank you for joining me on Country Kids and definitely worthy of a separate post!
Coombemill recently posted…Country Kids from Coombe Mill
The kids loved that too, it gradually getting darker – it felt like a real adventure for them!
LearnerMother recently posted…On a night at the beach
What a lovely way to end your holiday! A beach at night really is magical 🙂 Love the last photo x
Sara (@mumturnedmom) recently posted…Autumn activities: how to make a scarecrow
I do too, it makes me smile every time, lovely to see the kids just being kids!
LearnerMother recently posted…On a night at the beach
What a fantastic way to end your holiday and it was a perfect night for all. Lovely pictures.
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Kriss MacDonald recently posted…The Great Pumpkin patch
Thank you Kriss, it was a real high note to end on 🙂
LearnerMother recently posted…On a night at the beach
Looks like you had a fab time! Love the fish supper 🙂
Kerry recently posted…A Cheesy Day Out
Mmmmm it was so well presented too!
LearnerMother recently posted…On a night at the beach
That looks like an evening to remember for all concerned. What could be better than a pub on the beach, I mean an evening of shark spotting.
Erica Price recently posted…Running Free And Climbing Trees
Sharks rock. As do pubs. 🙂
LearnerMother recently posted…On a night at the beach
Oh how lovely to visit the beach at night – and oh a pub nearby you say ;O)
Pinkoddy recently posted…The Brook Kids Outdoors
Yep – how perfect was that!!
LearnerMother recently posted…On a night at the beach
That last photo is gorgeous – says so much. Great idea, and so very selfless of you to have to go and sit in the pub while the kids had their fun 😉
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I like to think of myself as the selfless kind 😉
LearnerMother recently posted…On a night at the beach
Getting nine kids together is bound to create good memories! What a lovely time they had, too. Here from #CountryKids
TK recently posted…Toddler Tales (19): Hands Off
They did indeed, as did the grownups 🙂
LearnerMother recently posted…On a night at the beach
What a lovely way yo end your holiday, lots of fun x
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Looks like a fabulous evening and sounds like fun was had by both kids and adults. Thanks for sharing these great pics!
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