Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Making Memories...

With every passing beach vacation, I am amazed at how are little family changes. This year we added Baby Drew to the mix which made Addie appear like a "big" kid on the beach. Our travels were great getting to the beach. The kids were great... no whining, no tears, no tantrums. We ate snacks, played "name the cartoon character" with Addie, looked for letters, looked for shapes, listened to music, and three of us slept
(sorry Kyle). These are some of the best times because getting there is half the fun right?


Addie is ready to hit the beach... to bad we have eight hours till we get there.


Our traditional pit stop to see the rocket ship in Huntsville.
Kyle told Addie the Little Einsteins were inside but
she quickly pointed out to him that their rocket is red.



Drew chilling in the backseat just waiting to see the beach for the first time.


Addie entertaining us and herself.


Since we traveled on July 4th, we were excited to see the fireworks show @ Seaside when we got there. We got ice cream and did a little shopping on the circle while we waited for the stars to come out and the fireworks to start. Addie also entertained us with her Dora pirate song and dance. Did you know that a picnic table with an umbrella is a pirate ship?


Addie was very shocked when the fireworks started.


Drew did not enjoy the noise but the sparkle of the fireworks mesmerized him.



Drew's first day at the beach.
He did a great job and didn't seem to mind his mild sunburn he received.
I think he likes the built in sound machine of the waves because he slept a lot.


Addie loved playing in the sand this year. In the years past she would sit on her chair and play in the buckets but HATED the sand on her toes. This year she brought her Dora friends to the beach. She made ships, castles, and mountains out of the sand for her "friends" to play on. Kyle and I kept reminding Addie to keep the toys away from the water so the waves would not get them. Did Addie listen to our warnings? If you know Addie at all you will be able to answer this question...No!!
Addie took Tico the Squirrel down to the water in a toy boat....


This was Addie's face when her toy "Tico the Squirrel" from Dora went into the ocean.
Luckily Tico was only in ankle deep water and we were able to save him.

Our toes are in the sand...

Addie's other passion this year at the beach... finding seashells. She would carry her red bucket up and down the beach trying to find seashells. The only thing is that at Seaside there are not any big seashells just little ones the size of a fingernail. So we were a little scared when Addie told us, "I am going to fill up my bucket to the top with shells."
Luckily we went to Panama City Beach and were able to fill the bucket to the top.



Kyle and Drew enjoying our walk down the beach.


Taking a break on our beach walk in the sand castle. One of my favorite nights on our vacation was when we took dinner down to the beach and stayed till sunset.
We loved watching the crabs come out.


Daddy telling stories on the beach.
Addie's favorite story is about Princess Aubree, Princess Addie, and the big Castle.


Drew doing what he loves at the beach...



You just have to love these two...

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