The Beach Squad

        While being at school is very fun, getting FaceTime calls from the kids that I nannied over the summer makes me miss all of the memories that I made this summer. One of my favorite things from summer was my group that we called The Beach Squad. The Beach Squad was our group that would always go to the beach everyday and we would be there from nine in the morning till five in the afternoon. The people that were in the group were my best friend, Amelia and the two girls that she nannied, Scottie and Mia. Additionally, it was me and the kids I watched, Matthew, Luke, Beau, and Sophia. 

        Everyday, we would start off our morning doing the summer reading and math that their mom wanted

to get done. Once we finished, we would as a group make the lunch that we wanted to take down to the beach. I would tell each kid what food they should grab so we were able to get it done fast, this was also a way to get them all to help out. After we packed our lunches, everyone would go put on their swimsuits. The older two were able to do this on their own but I helped the younger two. Once that was done, I would get everything packed up on the golf cart and we would drive down to the beach. We always made it a competition with Amelia to see who got down faster which we won most days. 

        Once we got down to the beach the kids would spend most of the morning playing on the playground and in the sand. Amelia and I would always be on the swings or on the picnic benches talking to the lifeguards. The kids loved playing with each other which made this summer so amazing because they were always happy. Once it got to lunch time, we would all sit down and eat lunch, somedays, if there was no one swimming in the lake, the lifeguards would eat with us, which the kids loved. 

        After lunch, it warmed up enough so all of the kids would want to go swimming so they would run down to the water and play in the shallow part. If it was a really hot day, Amelia and I would get in with them and go into the deep end and they would jump off of the diving boards. Most days we were the only people at the lake which got hard some days because all of the kids would fight but we were always able to figure out fun activities for them to do. 

        Many days, at the end of the day we would always walk or golf cart to my house to visit my mom who works at home and visit my siblings. All of the kids loved going to my house because there were always so many people that loved playing with them but also they liked playing with the dogs. My mom would always give the kids a treat to give the dogs and they thought it was the coolest thing to throw a treat to the dogs. 

        While I really love being at school, I also love getting FaceTime calls from the kids. Whenever I see my boss's name pop up on my phone I get super excited and drop what I am doing to pick up the call. The mom is always asking updates on how school is doing and I really enjoy talking to her too. I have worked for this family for three year and my whole family has gotten very close with them. Whenever they go on golf cart rides or walks past my house they will always stop and talk to my family which makes me happy that we have created this really close bond. Each year, we have a Christmas dinner with them because to us, they are family and always will be.