Wednesday, September 26, 2012

VA Beach or Bust! 2012 Edition

We ventured out to VA Beach with the fam again to celebrate Phil and Matt's birthday and spend some time together.  I think this was our best trip to the beach yet!  The weather was outstanding, the house we rented was perfect, and we had great food (and the kids SLEPT!).  All of those make for a great time, as far as I am concerned.

I think the kids thought they were in heaven (especially Adam).  It was so fun watching them enjoy the ocean and their Grandma and Grandpa so much.
The typical scene.

Adam usually made about five trips down to the water a day.  He loved splashing in the water and throwing sand in the water ("but not at people!")  

He loved the water, but definitely had a respect for the sea.  He knew he had to hold someone's hand if he wanted to go a little bit deeper.  While wading with Grandpa, Adam looked up and said, "Whoa" right before a wave came to hit him chest-high.  He sure was glad Grandpa was there, but was back ready for more fun soon enough.

Clara loved the beach too.  She liked the water and laughed it up on the first day.  The wind picked up slightly on the second day, so she preferred to stay back and build sand castles with Grandma and watch her pinwheel blow.

Or, sit on the deck with Daddy.

Walking up to the house with Grandpa and Grandma.

"I put my toes in the ocean, Mama!"

Besides the ocean, the bean bag toss game that we found in the closet of our rental was the main event for the kids.  Adam called it "Pillows" which was funny, but actually makes a lot of sense.
A little instruction from Daddy and he caught on quickly.

He was soon a Pillows Master.  We all played a good share of Pillows, but I think Grandma won with nearly 150 games played.  We are thankful for Grandma!

Clara loved Pillows, too.

We built lots of sand castles.

Adam and Mama getting ready to go down to the beach.

Yep, there we go.

Adam helped me bake a cake for Phil and Matt's birthday.  He helped me frost it a little bit, and then turned his attention to more important matters: eating the leftover frosting.

Happy birthday, Daddy!
(He does eat the actual cake part...he just eats the frosting first.  I can't fault him.)

Uncle Matt caught a really big crab and brought it up to the house for Adam to see.

Lots of reading time with Grandma and Grandpa.

Thanks for a great time, Beach!  See ya next time!

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