The experience of a lifetime – travel – helps kids and play soccer.
Maddy traveled to Costa Rico – part of her education at college – and with her soccer team.
She raised money for the trip with donations from many people and also knew she would be working
with the underprivileged children of this country.
At the first school children went to – the toilets would not flush and no toilet paper.
Yet the children loved having them as mentors in games and contests.
Maddy as captain – far right outside of the line of players.
They played matches against semi-pros of the country and won two of three matches –
losing 3 to 2 on a put-in from their own team!
This trip will shape her future for years to come.
Along with working with the children – they also had downtime to white water raft –
zip lines and hiking – working out and running on beaches
seeing a volcano and the rainforest.
Maddy is in the back row – fourth in white from the right – team picture of their own team and a mixture of semi-pro and college players from Costa Rico.
LESSONS OF LIFE!
Maddy – on the right holding the American Flag!
She has grown up before our eyes – soon to be a senior and one of the captains of her college soccer team.
3.85 GPA – Environmental Science – Engineering
One last year of college and one last year of playing college soccer.
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Sarah MADDY Ella granddaughters
GRANDDAUGHTER IN COSTA RICO – WORKING WITH CHILDREN – PLAYING SOCCER – LIFETIME EXPERIENCE!
Bode – Cassidy – Taylor and their MorMor – on the waterfront at Oyster Rock.
TWELVE DAYS of non-stop activity – crossing off all that was on the list plus whatever we added!
Ferry rides – Fort Fisher – aquarium – scavenger hunt – arts and crafts at the park – Wonder Works in Boardwalk on the Beach – Lulu’s and playground at Barefoot Landing – Plus Bullys for lunch –
Then there were go-carts – mini golf – beach time – tidal pool – fireworks – golf cart parade – walking and riding bikes – crafts at home – IPAD time –
There was more – twelve days worth – and yes we were exhausted – but even now we miss them.
Marcus – Taylor – Cassidy – Tammy and Bode – were happy to see them.
The parents came for overnight and then headed to Topsail Beach for vacation with Marcus’s family.
The kids were excited as they would see their cousins and grandparents.
Taylor and her MorMor( Sherry) yes – she is tall – eleven years old – and we have two more who are taller than Sherry – her cousins Ella and Sarah!
It was a full twelve days of non-stop going – playing – creating – laughing – and they were so good!
Taylor – Bode – Cassidy – so long – until next summer – but we will see them often in the next 12 months!
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We had lists of things to see and do while they were here for twelve days!
The downtime was also on those lists and arts and crafts for each of them.
Keeping three kids on the go – with rest times.
Bode and the crafts he made – along with his stuffed shark.
While he did the crafts by himself – we had to read a lot of the instructions to him so he would understand them. He will be in second grade in the fall.
He did very well and made the contraption to pick up items from the floor.
Taylor with her crafts – the picture frames they all picked out the colors.
She would much more like to ride a horse but she was game and made the things you see here
even stitching the leather notepad holder.
She is our reader – books and books – always reading.
This is Cassidy’s element – she loves her arts and crafts!
She is so talented – making things – she made the cards – painted the switch plate covers –
painted rocks and copied the American flag that President Bush painted – exactly like he did.
Cassidy’s drawing with a pencil.
Cassidy’s other little girl drawing.
The list was long – but downtime was important and it showed in the arts and crafts.
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East end of Ocean Isle Beach – as low tide forms – giant tidal pool – one to two feet deep!
The water in June is really warm , and here Taylor- Bode – Cassidy and I wade around the pool. It was huge and a sand bar formed as the tide went lower.
The Ocean Isle Beach tidal pool is on the east end of the island is near the new groin break wall.
The grandkids played in her for a couple hours and a group of teens just laid on their stomachs in the warm water.
The area does not have many people come to it as you have to walk from your car to get to it!
But – the beach here is so peaceful and quiet.
The tidal pool makes it easy to not have to watch the little ones all the time!
You can see the new groin break wall in the background!
Taylor decided it was time to fly a kite while the other two continued to run and play in the tidal pool.
What was nice was she did not have to worry about other people on the beach as we were in a spot with no one within fifty yards of where we sat.
East end of Ocean Isle Beach, N.C.
She spent a good one-half hour with the kite in the air!
You can see in the pictures just how many people were around – a great spot to spend some quiet time!
Our three youngest grandkids – Taylor – Cassidy and Bode.
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The moon shining over OIB before the start of fireworks.
It was a warm evening – and the kids were excited – we made our way onto the island and found a spot to park right across the street from the pier – we carried our chairs to a grassy area next to the roadway – we were about to have front row seats!
To our left is the traffic circle and it seemed like hundreds of cars and golf carts were still streaming in and around the circle – most going past in front of us.
Papa and the crew – this was in the other direction from the circle – and there was a constant stream of cars – I have no idea where they went because that end is the end of the island some three miles away.
The opening of the fireworks continued for a one-half hour!
The view – palm trees – and parking lot of the pier – and then the ocean.
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Front row seats – 284 decorated golf carts – thousands of people.
We were front row with our chairs and the grandkids were so excited!
Here you see Bode – Taylor – Cassidy and Sherry.
It was a joyous celebration of our nations birthday!
There were also other participates in the parade!
Sherry ( MORMOR) Taylor Cassidy and Bode watching as the parade begins.
As the parade continued – dark clouds were rolling in – thunder in the distance!
The clouds rolled in and the thunder got loud – soon we saw lightening and we headed across the street beneath the wine – beer and coffee shop!
Just before we crossed the street – this man saw me take this picture and his comment was – THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL REMEMBER THE MOST ABOUT THIS PARADE – THUNDER- LIGHTENING- AND POUR DOWN RAIN FROM THESE CLOUDS and he was right – we made it just in time and two houses on the beach were struck by lightening – MOTHER NATURE PREVAILED!
Later that day – sunset – the storm cleared out – we made it back from OIB and all was well!
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OIB – JULY 4th. GOLF CART PARADE – and then the RAIN CAME!
Sherry – Cassidy – Taylor and Bode trying to solve the MAZE on the beach on the 12th. street beach access!
Almost every day weather permitting – for the last 8 to 10 years – a man ( I do not know his name)
appears on the beach with just a shovel and draws these amazing MAZES!
There have been numerous newspaper articles – Facebook and other social pages and stories
of his unique style of PUZZLES on the beach at low tide.
Sherry is about to enter the MAZE and right below to the left is a diagram on how to SOLVE the MAZE!
The diagram also has instructions on how to TURN at each intersection –
you can not just walk straight through – you must turn in any direction.
The instructions are written in the sand – all done by freehand – and with just a shovel!
The articles I have read – he does this as a hobby and for years for his wife until she passed away.
He decided to continue in her memory each day – she would accompany him and test out the MAZE!
I would like to meet him and talk to him!
While we were there for 45 minutes – at least a hundred people stopped and tried to solve the MAZE!
If you are ever on SUNSET BEACH – go to the 12th. street beach access – either drive or walk the beach- and you most likely will come across a lot of people walking THE MAZE – and it is different each day. He says he starts in the middle and just works his way to the outside and they come in straight lines – curves and other forms of drawings!
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PAPA’S WORLD ” THE AMAZING MAZE ON SUNSET BEACH, N.C.”
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