The Davis Family: The beach! (Jenna's birthday wish)

As mentioned in the last post, Jenna requested a trip to the beach for her birthday. Jenna's birthday was on a Friday, so we originally planned to hit the beach on Saturday. However, we found out that several families from our church were going on the Monday following Jenna's birthday, which was Memorial Day. We let Jenna choose which day she wanted to go, and she chose Monday.

We left around 7am, and drove to North Topsail Beach, about 2.5 hours from our house. We went to a part of the beach that not many people know about, so it wasn't crowded at all. We had so much fun playing in the sand, jumping waves, and body surfing.

This was our first beach trip here in NC, and sadly we were not vigilant enough about sunblock. We all got burned. Kevin and Jared were the least burned, just some red cheeks (they were both wearing rash guards). Jenna and I were next with burned shoulders, arms and legs. We were uncomfortable, but within a few days, we were OK. Sadly, Derek didn't fare so well. He was less diligent than the rest of us about applying sunblock, and ended up with sun poisoning. He got 2nd degree burns all over his back., plus burns on his legs, arms, face, and stomach. He also got very sick. He actually missed work on Tuesday because he was so sick. I felt really bad for him. It was a full weak before he wasn't in terrible pain.

That said, we all had a great time while we were there, and hope to go back soon. Next time we will be very diligent about reapplying sunblock. :) If anyone wants to join us, we would love some company...just bring your sunblock.

Our stuff. Jared is playing in the sand under the umbrella. This is where he spent most of the day.