With my 40th birthday approaching, Kevin started asking what I wanted to do to celebrate. I was thinking of local ideas, but then he threw out the idea of flying to Florida for the weekend. I honestly hadn't thought of taking a mini trip, but I absolutely loved the idea. Our family loves everything about the beach, so it seemed like the perfect birthday adventure. Kevin found reasonable tickets to Fort Lauderdale, so away we went...
We arrived fairly late, took an Uber to our hotel on the beach, and walked straight out to the water.
We ate dinner on the boardwalk, then headed up to our room. The kids wanted to stay up and watch tv, but we knew we wanted to wake up early to see the sunrise, so we eventually went to bed.
Waking up early was rough, but seeing the sun rise was 100% worth it!! Such a beautiful and peaceful morning! I adore all of these pictures of my family. There weren't many people on the beach, so it felt like our own personal time together.
The clouds and sky were incredible...
My girl is a beauty...
I love these two so much...
Our beachfront hotel...
We found one of the trending "heart in the sand" photo ops and had to take advantage...
I'm so glad that Kevin encouraged us to go on this trip because it felt like such a special way to celebrate my birthday.
Kevin thought he was pretty funny with his 4-0, but it was fitting since this was my 40th birthday adventure. We played at the beach, walked to a market for some brunch snacks and a case of water, walked along the Boardwalk, enjoyed some Ben and Jerry's, and played at the outdoor fitness center where I proved to myself that I could get across the monkey bars. I was proud of myself, then looked down at my stinging hands to see that I ripped off a callus in the process. It stung so badly in the ocean water and took days to heal, but I guess it was kind of worth it to prove that I could still do it?
Some of the treasures from our boardwalk shopping...
We bought the kids a volleyball and they were obsessed! We had modified rules since there were only four of us, but it was a fun family bonding activity.
Kevin discovered time lapse on his phone during our morning sunrises, so he took a little video of our volleyball action.
Lunch at Taco Beach Shack where they gave us free churros for completing a survey, time in the sand, swimming in the ocean (the temperature was amazing and we loved the clear water), and live music to end the night.
Can't forget these pics, haha. Girl team definitely won, but Colby begged to play one more "Best of 3" balls and they won, so they threw up the #1. Their pose was better than ours though, so we copied them. Brooke commented that since they both held up one finger, they were really second :)
Started off my actual birthday with another sunrise! Can't quite believe that I'm 40, but age is just a number, right?? No better way to spend my birthday than with my family at the beach.
Brooke found THE coolest shell that morning and we all tried to find one for ourselves.
We always loved Hollywood Beach when we lived in Florida, so staying right on the Boardwalk was so fun. Hotel Sheldon was pretty central and we loved being able to drop our chairs and umbrella off when we wanted to go eat.
Our last day at the beach was a good one. Although we only stayed for two days, we were able to do a lot since we were up with the sun! We swam a lot, played more volleyball, ate a yummy Italian lunch, enjoyed overpriced ice cream, and listened to an awesome 90's cover band while the kids played in the sand.
Such a fun and relaxing way to spend my birthday! Couldn't be more grateful!!
No shirt, very sandy, no problem!
It was dark when we were leaving the beach and I took Colby with me into a convenience store on the Boardwalk to grab a few airplane snacks. I had no idea he was so sandy until we were in the light and I was DYING, haha.
No shirt, very sandy, no problem!
We had an early flight the next day, so we let the kids travel in pajamas to make things easier. We were all pretty exhausted, but it was a great getaway weekend for my birthday.
Here's to another year!!
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