I'd love to title that Beach Trip #1 of 2011, but I guess that's wishful thinking...
We had a wonderful time at the beach! Avery Claire entertained from the time she woke up 'til the time she went to bed {which was not much earlier than the grown-ups!}. Seriously, where this girl gets her energy is beyond us!
On the way down, we stopped in our first "home" as a married couple - Demopolis - met some old friends and drove by our first house. We enjoyed our time, Hill family!
After unloading and resting for a few minutes, we made our way to the beach. We were all itching to let Avery Claire's feet touch the sand.
Avery Claire didn't mind the sand. She enjoyed walking in the wet sand - not so much the dry sand. She would walk if we held her hands, but couldnt' figure out why the ground was so soft. She loved watching the boats and waved at every one that went by.
We spent our days laying out, playing in the shallow waves {the boys played in the deeper waves}, walking in the 1ft kiddie pool - perfect for Avery Claire, and playing in the mushroom waterfall in the big pool. We spent our nights eating, playing putt-putt, shopping, playing, and hanging out. Avery Claire's pack-n-play may or may not have been in the walk-in closet and she may or may not have slept with Mommy and Daddy when she woke up at 4 am two different mornings. We met Matt-Matt and Coty (and some of their family) for lunch one day. The girls took an afternoon trip to Foley when we decided we'd soaked in enough sun for the day.
For memories sake, this shopping trip was when my child put an entire golf ball in her mouth. Yes, the whole thing. Nana told me to look at her as I was searching for a parking space {because this was the 2nd time she'd done it. Nana got the ball out the first time}. I might have overreacted in the way that I said "Avery Claire!!" This upset her, she wailed, clenched her teeth, and Nana couldn't get the ball out. Sarah and I panicked. I panicked big time. I thought the ball was stuck and had no idea what to do if your child has a golf ball stuck in her mouth. Obviously, this was going to obstruct her breathing, right? I had no idea where the nearest ER was. Thank God it was not really stuck, Nana got it out, and we went about our merry way. I, however, was definitely shook up.
One of my favorite pictures...
Avery Claire took two nosedives into the kiddie pool within the first 10 minutes on the first day. She learned after that that the water would not hold her up when she put her hands down. We were proud that she didn't have a complete meltdown and got right back in the pool after Papa fished her out....both times.
She may or may not have been calling for Gaga....yep. Instead of Nana, she says Gaga. Nana says she doesn't care what Avery Claire calls her. But she does correct her when she says Gaga.
Avery Claire made it through 16 holes of putt-putt in her stroller. We were very surprised impressed! Maybe she was just too tired to fight it.
And our favorite look of the trip:
Seriously, this is the funniest face you'll ever see. When someone leaves the room, this is her surprised "where did they go?" face. I have to get it on video. We had such a good time on our trip! Thanks, Papa, Nana, Matt, & Sarah for sharing your week with us!
We got unpacked asap Thursday. That's my thing - I cannot stand bags sitting around that need unpacking.
We had lunch with Becca Friday and spent the weekend celebrating Daddy and cleaning out cabinets/packing. We are figuring out a nice little summer schedule that includes sleeping in a little and taking good afternoon naps!
The girl is into everything!
Disclaimer: I promise the cup is empty. She did not have access to a large McDonald's sweet tea. But the cup entertains for a good 20 minutes.
