We had the BEST time at the beach last week with my dad, grandparents, brother and his girlfriend Alainna! It was so relaxing and exactly what we needed at the perfect time kind of trip! Anna Kate loved spending her days building sand castles and strolling down the lazy river while Parker stayed quite content wading in the water and playing in the sand. I love we were still able to keep them scheduled on vacation (this makes for a very happy mommy and daddy) and we didn't plan too many "extra" things besides long days of soaking up the warm weather. I enjoyed Mother's Day with flowers, books and cards from all the people I love but the best part was being with my hubby and kiddos with my toes in the sand all day long!
I just love them
I think she was telling me "one second"
Building castles with new friends on the beach
Celebrated Cinco de Mayo with some yummy Mexican food
Anna Kate enjoying the pool and the "lazy ribber"
We tried out the new sit n stand stroller which proved to be
very helpful and a little more compact than the monster graco
double stroller we used earlier.
He's still attempting to crawl
Building sand castles is serious business with this little girl
"I'm ready to play with my new beach toys!!"
Parker (aka Mr. Wilson) received a ton of attention from his poppi
Two peas in a pod
My cuddly little guy
AK thought it would be fun to bury herself in
the sand....but being just like her mommy, she
didn't make it past her feet :)
Happy boy
Had to stop her mid run to catch a shot
Ita (AK's shortened version of abuelita) and Parker
Ita and Anna Kate
Ready to hit the beach bright and early!
The many faces of Parker
Yeah, my girl gets excited for Bojangles too! Here she is about
to devour a BoBerry biscuit - yummo!
Just chillin
Early morning playtime on the balcony
Mr. Wilson and "Mr. Wilson"
AK got ready all by herself. Notice her Thomas backpack that
included all her books and toys. Love the upside down sunglasses look!
The reason it's so hard to live far away from family! My kids
absolutely LOVE their uncle paul and alainna and treasure the
time they get to spend with them....wish it was more often!
Enjoying the sunset
But ready to start again early the next morning!
My big boy sporting his new ball cap
AK thinks everything about the beach is "a great idea."
I think so too! Can't wait to go back!
I'm so grateful for the time the Lord blessed us with to relax and enjoy each other. I'm thankful for my dad graciously allowing us to stay at his condo and for our ny family who traveled to spend the week with us. We wish we could see them more often but treasured the week of memories we made with them!
