This summer we went on your second beach vacation. It would seem more like your first, since the first time we went to the beach was in the winter and you were only 7 weeks old. This time we actually got to visit the beach and spend a couple of days in the water.
We left at the end of June with Daddy, MiMi and Ry. You did a great job riding down there until about the last 30 minutes. You had had enough at that point and were ready to be there and I couldn't blame you. The last 30 minutes of the ride should have been more like 5 minutes, but the traffic was horrible and we did a lot of sitting.
Once we got there we went down to Mommy and Daddy's favorite restaurant at the Wharf. Not our favorite because of the food, but because of the entertainment. It is call Rum Runners and it is a dialing piano bar. However, we forgot that the dueling pianist don't start until after your bed time! So unfortunately we didn't get to see it, but the entertainment that was there was good and then we enjoyed walking around the village for a little more entertainment.
Your favorite thing at the Village was the carousel.
The next morning we loaded up and went to the beach. Since the village is actually on the bay side we had to load the car and all our stuff to get there. We got down there early and got to enjoy some time before everyone else was up. For about the first 15 minutes you semi-enjoyed the sand. After 15 minutes you were miserable. You hated EVERY minute of it!! Don't let the pictures below fool you. We had to do a lot to make you smile.
We tried to make you like it, but you just weren't having it. You would laugh if we carried you out into the ocean and the waves hit only your toes. But if it got any farther up you would start crying again. Oh well, maybe next year!
So next we decided to go grab some lunch and try the pool at our condo. This was much better!
You really liked the baby pool because you could walk around in it without your floaty.
After a long day in the sun we decided to head upstairs to get dressed and to nap. Once we were dressed we went to the outlets to do a little shopping then to the Crab Trap for dinner. You got SO MUCH SOFIA stuff at the Disney outlet. MiMi bought you Sofia bath toys and they instantly became your favorite thing.
We had to wait a little while on dinner, so we sat outside on the porch and of course snapped a couple of pictures. You are such a trip!! Look at that face...
After a delicious dinner, we headed back down to the beach to take some family pictures. This is where it took a lot of silly voices and faces to get you to laugh. If your feet touched the sand you came undone!
On our third day at the beach we decided to not even try the beach and just head straight to the pool. We thought we would spend our third day much like our second day. We started at the pool, then headed up for lunch, back down for another quick swim. Then it was off to nap, get dressed, head to the outlets to finish a little shopping for Mommy, Daddy, MiMi and Ry, and then to eat at FudPuckers. You really liked FudPuckers because they had a play ground you could play on and an alligator pit you could look in to.
Although it was a shorter beach trip, it was a lot of fun. I am glad we got to make these memories with you. Hopefully next summer you will like the beach a little better and we can actually spend some time building sand castles and playing in the ocean. You were such a good girl on this trip and made me excited to take you some where else!! Until next time…..
Love,
Mommy
