Picnic at the Beach for FFN

My Joshua was in charge of planning our Family Fun Night last Friday.  I knew we would do something fun, for sure!

 

And we did!  He planned for us to go to one of our favorite beach spots and have a picnic on the beach.  It had been a pretty hot day, but by the time we arrived to the beach it had cooled off (some) and there was a nice breeze.  Let's just say that it was nice to be outside and not sweat.  I forgot what that was like!

 

 Josh planned for us to have Chicken Salad Sandwiches on Croissants.  He's fallen in love with my simple Chicken Salad recipe.  It's super easy!  You boil some Chicken breasts. Once cooled you cut/shred the chicken.  Then add a finely chopped apple, mayo and salt.  You can also add grapes and walnuts.  So simple, but sooo good!  Especially on real french croissants!  Silas and Callie had juice boxes, which is a real treat for them.  They love the little straws!

But, the rest of us had a nice cold can of Pepsi!  Love it!

 

 

 

 My Silas thought it was a little strange we were eating at the beach. He loved it, but stayed pretty distracted.  Notice the rock in his hand?  He couldn't decide whether to throw rocks,  or eat dinner.  Ha!  Love that kiddo!

 Even though the water was pretty rough, Callie had to put her toes in it! :o) 

 Usually at this beach we don't go swimming.  There are a lot of sea urchins and rocks and the water stays pretty rough.  We love to just get our feet wet, throw rocks, and go exploring.  That's why we were surprised when we saw this...

 Surfers!  The waves were even higher than normal, so I guess word spread!  There were bunches of surfers and it was lots of fun to watch.  It made me want to try.  (sort of)  (if there weren't such a thing as sharks!)

Josh did a great job planning our FFN!  Once we got home he set up a Brownie Bar.  He made brownies and then had many toppings we could put on them (ice cream, cool-whip, chocolate sauce, chocolate-mint sauce)  It was so delicious!