6.18.2015

beach trip {4}

We took a little break from the sun and went shopping at the outlets.  We got some good deals on back to school clothes for John and I and some new tennis shoes for the kids!




Since we were already dressed, we ate lunch out.


The Hangout is a fun place to, you know, hangout.  Grace and Carter made wishes at the wish wall.  They didn't tell me what they wished for, but I know (smirk).







After lunch, the kiddos played in the foam.


After the foam, we attempted to play a game of ping pong, but only about 1/4 of us could keep the ball on the table.


This was the first day of our trip that there weren't strong rip tides, so we finally were able to go out into the water.  Grace loves boogie boarding!  She could live at the beach.  She actually made a big decision this week.  When she grows up, she is going to own two beach condos...one to rent and one to live in.  The rental will be her income and she can just swim and boogie board her life away. 








This boy liked making all kinds of creations in the sand.  The creations usually involved something about superheroes and sometimes turtles.


6.17.2015

beach trip {3}

So, our typical beach day routine had become...mornings at the beach, lunch and popsicles at the condo, afternoons at the pool, out to dinner, and back to the beach.  



We also made time to work in our art journals and read our library books.  Carter was working on rainbow seahorses.  



Carter could live in a pool!  He absolutely loves swimming.  And, he has all the gear to prove it.








We ate at Papa Rocco's for dinner and it may have been my favorite meal of the week.


This pizza was super yummy and I got to eat the whole thing all by myself!!!


Carter was missing his nap time, but there was no way he was going to lay down to rest when there was a pool right outside the door!


This girl!!!


After dinner, we were back on the beach!!!
















Another perfect day.

6.16.2015

beach trip {2}


what a way to start a day...breakfast on the balcony overlooking the beach!  we each picked out a sugary cereal to eat on vacation.  some of us may have been more excited about cereal than the beach!!!


we spent the morning on the beach and the afternoon at the pool.  a perfect way to spend a day!




we got cleaned up and went to dinner at lambert's.





it was yummy, as usual, and we may have dropped more rolls than we caught.  oops!


6.15.2015

beach trip {1}

with summer in full swing...it was time to pack up the van and head to the beach!


just a few hours later!


somehow, we managed to turn the 7 hour drive to 5 hours with only 1 potty break, but we were starving!  we had an early dinner at the shrimp basket where we ate baskets full of yummy shrimp!


the time had finally come...


the kids were super excited to play in the ocean!






after splashing around in the water, they got to work building one of many sandcastles.



it was basically perfect.