Wow, we had a great time at the beach! I just have the pictures from my camera at the moment, and I didn't even click the first 3 days! It was so exciting that we would rush out of the house without the camera. Grandma and Uncle Pete were good about always having their camera on the ready, and I'm looking to get some good pictures from their collection! But, here goes with a few to document. It was great to have all 10 of us under one roof! All 4 cousins were there, enjoying learning more about each other.
Some things were lost at the beach trip...Woody lost 2 pairs of sunglasses this time. He set a world record for losing the first pair on the first jump into the ocean! The waves did seem a little rougher this time, and even though he had a strap the second time, it didn't have the float attachment so it was lost in the murky waters.
Put into the almost lost category...Nate had a new kite, which was in this picture. He held it well for a few minutes, then did what any 2 1/2 year old would do...which is let it go. We found out that kites do sail away fast in the beach breeze. Grandpa made a run for it that was worthy of a marathon tryout, but it still sailed away. But, the good news is it was found the next day not too far away and it did still sail!
Uncle Pete, Emily, Nate and Natalie with the almost lost kite.
The sisters loved the beach!!
Found category...we found out that our neighbors were brave (?) enough to strap what looked like a fan on their backs, connected to a parachute, and fly in the ocean breezes. Another step up from a kite! The only negative was that they eagerly went out early in the morning, which wasn't too early for our little girls but was too early for the rest of the household!
The cousins also found that they could make a neat t-shirt for the craft they did together. Nicole and Natalie did really well all by themselves!
We also found the pool was fun. The girls both loved the slide and the pool! (Don't look too hard in the background of this picture, though...not a pretty sight!).
Natalie then Nicole down the frog mouth!
Our family borrowed Jo Ellen's idea for the turquoise t-shirts! This was a picture after the big picture time.
Found category...crabs! We went crabbing with the kids (except little Isabelle), and they loved it! They were good crabs too! They liked seeing the baby crab that we threw back. We only kept the big ones to eat!
There were several other things found in the ocean, including one conch shell that had an animal still in it! Also, fiddler crabs were popular as well as a live sand dollar.
And of course, anything with water is always popular with the kids!
Here are the cousins all together!
Natalie and Nicole another shot too in their cute jumpers.
We had a great time and wish we were back there!
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