Thurstaton Celebrations

Last month we went to Thurstaton beach with a group of friends to celebrate our friend Carole's completion of her Masters degree. We flew our kites! I love kites! Jordan flew a kite all by himself & was really pleased with himself! Lee flew the Nemo kite & broke it on it's maiden voyage!
Jordan enjoyed playing cricket with a group of people he had never met before & also discovered that he is actually very good at it! He's bowling in the photo above. Luke was running past & couldn't help but watch the master in action!!
Our kids were pretty much given free reign to play along the beach so long as they didn't venture out to the mud flats by the boats! Carole's daughter had very nearly come to a sticky end there that afternoon! Crumbs!! Annie-Joy loves playing in the sand.
They really enjoy the freedom to explore & collect things in their buckets & discover new things. Timmy was very pleased with his football print & insisted that I take a photo of it! I also had to take pictures of his footprints & his 'x marks the spot' treasure map!

Early on in the afternoon Luke realised that socks & shoes & sandy beaches don't mix very well so he decided to take them off....

....his sock got a bit stuck on his foot & as he finally pulled it off after a great effort the sand flew everywhere & all over me! It makes a great photo though!

We all brought barbecues & ate our tea on the beach. Carole provided lovely salads, nibbles, strawberries & chocolate treats! It was really rather lovely even if the wind did make it tricky to light the coals & cook the food! The man standing just behind Lee on the left of this photo is also called Lee which caused amusement & confusion all afternoon! Hee hee!

We sat close to the cliffs to shelter from the wind while we ate our tea. Something caught Timmy & Luke's attention for a long time....

... I think it was this gorgeous moth that Jordan & I had spotted earlier in the day. Jordan couldn't believe how amazing it was!

Thurstaton beach really is a hidden gem. It's so secluded & natural. Apart from our rather large group there were only about 4 other people who walked down the beach all afternoon! I think we will visit this beach again!

The view across Wirral from the top of the cliffs is spectacular! You can see all the way up the River Dee to the sea. Beautiful!

Well, I hope all who read are well & enjoying the week. I will see you back here in about 10 days time or so as we are off on our jolly holidays! See you then! Byeeeee! :o)