Mimi, Papa and Bailey came down on Sunday and Sig surprised us on Thursday morning too! Our week at the beach was filled with LOTS of pool time, some shopping, eating good seafood, golf for the boys, birthday celebrations for Ryan, and even a little beachtime. (although not much!) I have to admit, getting everything we want to get done between the girls naps (Ali usually naps for 3 hours in the afternoon), waking up late, etc can be a daunting and exhausting trip but well worth it! We had a blast and were so sad to leave to come home!! Here are the few pictures we got from our trip....
Rhodes is a self-feeder these days. She does not care to have me spoon feed her - what a big girl! The only problem is that, when she feeds herself, everything does not make it to her mouth. It's so interesting to see what is on her lap when pulling her out of her seat - or what is sitting on her shoulder, or stuck to her cheek....
On the rainy moments we had, Ali loved to go outside and splash in the puddles with her Papa...
On the rainy moments we had, Ali loved to go outside and splash in the puddles with her Papa...
And Rhodes got a turn...
Rhodes loves to sleep on her daddy - especially when we're at the beach!
The only family picture we got the whole time - we need to start taking pictures with me in them (hint, Ryan!) so the girls know that I was around when they look at these down the road!
We went down to the new pool/putt-putt/fun play area by the pier - they even had tableside service. It was a lot of fun! Ali ate every last drop of her huge lick a color popsicle! She deserved it after all the swimming she had been doing!
Rhodes and daddy snacking
We did lots of swimming in our private pool!! Ali improved so much from our trip in May where she was terrified to be in the water without holding on to us. We hit the pool pretty much every day (weather/nap/meal permitting) and by the end of the week, Ali was taking her vest off in the pool and play AND jumping into the water to her daddy and Papa! A complete 180!
Rhodes is our little daredevil (although Ali was at this age too!) - she loves to splash in the water and especially when her daddy throws her up high!
Pretending to jump in...although really going to sit down and scoot in!
Up, up and away!
My favorite!
So happy to be in the pool with her daddy!
Drying off from some fun in the pool
Time for a nap while we pack our bags to hit the road home! (Which takes a LOONNNGGG time to do for a family of 4 that includes two little girls 2 & under!)
A few of the many beach shots we took to try to get a good picture of the girls on the beach!
Oh, how I love these two!!!!
One of Rhodes' first time on the beach (even though she is not in beach gear!) :)
After a long 5.5 hour drive, we finally made it home sweet home - Ali was soo happy to see all of her friends and moved them all over the house until it was time to head to bed!
We had so much fun and can not wait to head back again soon!! As soon as we started pulling off the island, I was trying to figure out when I could get the girls back there (if things ever slow down around here!) and if I could handle it alone just the three of us. We shall see - can't wait for our next trip to our home away from home! :)
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