Lets Go To The Beach!!! Yes.... There are beaches in Far East Russia

We are in our last week of Summer Vacation as all the kids go back to school on Monday August 31 so today was BEAUTIFUL, just about 80 degrees today. Why not go to the beach!!!! There are a few beaches here but be went out to the Eastern Coast of Sakhalin Island in the Village of Okhotsk (Охотское). It was about a 40 minute drive from our house. 

Approximately 50 to 55 people went with us and it was a BLAST! SO MANY KIDS!!!!!

The sand was nice too! Water was a bit chilly but they did not seem to care :-)

These poor kids!!! The waves were so big and they kept standing in the surf waiting for a wave to come up so they could outrun it. It didn't always work out :-)

Pure Happiness!!! Could not keep her out of the water

"Mom!!! The waves are SO big!"

Chasing waves with Bryan

CJ is my "play it safe" kind of kid. He wants nothing to do with things that can cause him harm (IE - Waves knocking him down), He just wants to sit back and observe

Mike and Mathias

LUNCH TIME!!!! 

Picnic with friends! Ben, Bryan, and Mike

I swear CJ and Will are two of the cutest little people here with their Budda Bellies :-)

Sand Castles

And there it is folks..... The group shot!!!! I never have them looking this good together :-)

Mike: "MOM!!!!! (screeching high voice) THE WAVE IS GOING TO SWALLOW ME!!!!! 

Playing with Barbara and Adler

Like I said... She never left the water

Levi, Adler, Mike, and Will digging for buried treasure

The scenery was gorgeous! All in all a successful trip to the beach!

The bus ride home was full of sleepy children