BEACH!!!!!!

After a much needed break from reality -
I finally packed the kids up and headed down to see Aunt Fran and Marcia at the beach
Everyone was so super double excited! I told Anna, who was awake for the ENTIRE ride there - that we were off the parkway - and would be at the beach soon..
and she told me "Something is making Anna's mouth smile"
she was just so so thrilled to be at the beach!

So we showed up around 9 and the children we excited to be there...

well, not Luke - he slept the whole ride - so he was just rested.. and Anna was wired
After finally getting everyone to bed - Auntie Fran, my mummy and I stayed up a little bit and talked - and I went to bed way too late

But, true to his schedule - Luke was up at 6
and we didn't know what to do with ourselves - so I packed him up in the stroller and decided to take a walk to the beach

he didn't make it too far

Shortly after, Anna was awake
you can tell she was so happy & excited because she was being nice to Luke

As Forrest & Rebecca were warned -

Anna was warned too

You're not allowed on the beach without red toes

so - we had to fix the toes And because EVERYTHING at Aunt Fran's house is white -

the nannies took her for a quick cruise

More beach prepThen we went to see Lucy the Elephant

http://www.lucytheelephant.org/

Anna was MORE than pleased!

From Lucy - we walked onto the beach

Luke was SO SO happy to have a face full of wind

his little furry hairs are standing up

Anna couldn't get her paws in the sand fast enough

I know I should have taken a video -

but Luke was so excited to see the ocean

he was kicking and laughing

(until he felt the water - which was about 14 degrees..)

then Marcia and Anna went to feel...

and Anna was terrified of the water the rest of the trip

So we left Lucy and went home to get Aunt Fran & Nanny to head down to the beach beach..

not just the Lucy Beach..

and I kept warning Anna to take a nap -

because she didn't want to be too tired for the beach

alas, children never listen to their mothers...

but when everyone woke up - they were happy to be therewe were showing Anna the seagulls -

and how many show up when you throw cheeseballs on the ground

After the beach,

Luke dazzled us with his brand new standing skills

DAY 2

Anna was TOTALLY comfortable on the beach

Personally, there is nothing worse than being sandy

and if this didn't test my limits,

I don't know what did

she was just a rock star all day

...a little time out of the sun... We got home - and Anna and Marcia played with the chalk..

(which Nann repeatedly called Chocolate)

then Anna had a little quality naked time

and I'm happy to report that the kids didn't suffer in the sun for a second -

they came home as pale and pasty as the arrived

Aunt Frannie on the other hand...