Beach Vacation: Day 2 and 3

We woke up Saturday ready to spend a day at the resort and just relax pool-side and that's just what we did. Since it had been such a long day the day before we thought it would be good to stay at the resort so the girls could take a long nap and hopefully we could avoid meltdowns.

Natalee helped Grandpa make pancakes with blueberries for breakfast. She is Grandpa's right-hand girl...and especially since he had blueberries.

We then spent a lovely day at the pool, followed by a seafood dinner or corn, salad and shrimp from Costco!

And all week they enjoyed taking baths in Grandma and Grandpa's big bath tub! They used their bath crayons and loved to put their mouths under the facet. 

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On Sunday, we all ventured to the beach and enjoyed a great day! We went to one of the state parks and the beach was really wide and nice. It took Natalee a little while to "like" the sand but all and all she did really good. They loved playing in the shells and digging for over an hour (it was the ONLY time I actually sat in my chair for more than five minutes!).

Love these little sandy feet...

We spent LOTS of time running after three little ladies going in opposite directions...

And I love these sand hands of Claire...

Oh, and here is the only photo of me the entire trip almost with Claire!

Auntie Christine and Natalee...

Grandma and Madelynn...

And I have said I love 31 Bags and they have multiple purposes...including a safe place for a baby to take a nap that was sand free.

Once we got in the car to go back to the condo...it took only a few minutes for the girls to all fall asleep!

Next up: Day 4 and 5!

First Family Vacation to the Beach - Part Three

Day 3 started out just the same...a beach day! We went to breakfast across the street from the hotel at a Pancake House which was so yummy! (Side note-- Madelynn decided to poop ALL OVER THE PLACE, it got all over her, the stroller, me...I just looked at Tim and froze! Luckily our car wasn't far away, parked in the hotel parking-lot, so I literally ran over there to change her! Eww, it was disgusting, not to mention all over my shirt! Thank goodness my organizational ways came in handy once again in the car, as I was well prepared with wipes, trash bags, paper towels, and a huge cloth to lay her on!)

Out on the beach...doing the same...relaxing, playing, chatting, people watching, swimming, eating good snacks and enjoying the sun!

Madelynn

My beautiful Natalee Lynn...



 Could it get any more perfect for a beach day?

Natalee taking a nap in her Goddaddy's arms at the pool!

We went to Chick's Oyster Bar for dinner and it was pretty good. Smaller portions for a seafood restaurant than I would have expected but oh well, it was still good! The girls did great and slept almost the whole time!

The next day, sadly it was time to leave. We packed everything up bright and early, so we could still enjoy some time on the beach before heading out.

Here we are waiting for Daddy and Uncle Nathan to get back from loading the truck and trailer, so we can head to the beach! The girls were getting so restless!

Natalee's facial expressions are the cutest!

Miss Claire

And then we headed down to the beach and it was nap time apparently for the girls!

We got some pizza and subs from right across the street at North End Pizza...so delicious! My obsession with Italian food during pregnancies is NO joke! Haha! And Natalee enjoyed biting on my crust! She got so mad when I took it away!

And then here is one of the million and one attempts at a family photo with one hundred and one people starring at us, trying to get the girls to behave. As you can see, Natalee is mad, Claire of course has her tongue out and Madelynn is sound asleep! Haha! Oh well!

Anyway, it was a great family vacation to the beach and we are glad, as hard as it was, to go and enjoy ourselves. However, I feel I need a vacation by myself now to recooperate!