Vacation

We just returned from vacation and we all had a great (not entirely relaxing) but great vacation none the less. Melanie was quite funny. She LOVES the beach we learned (like mother like daughter). She had no fear. She would run straight into the ocean, get knocked over by a wave, stand up and go in for more. It was very funny. She also loved the sand but had it EVERYWHERE expect her eyes. It was a constant battle trying to keep the sand out of her mouth and eyes and keep her under our cabanna. She would run off to other people's tents or into the ocean or after whoever was fishing. There was not much sitting calmly and reading. We would take turns every 1 1/2 minutes to chase her into the ocean, etc. She did not get sunburned at all which I am very proud of. I was vigilant about sunscreen, shade and coverups. If you are taking a little one to the beach any time soon my recommendations are as follows: Stock up (I mean multiple bottles!!!) of the spray clear/ no rub sunscreen in SPF 50- we used it constantly and it is so much easiery, dries faster and the sand doesn't stick to it, Stock up on coverups (we like the one with hoods) b/c your child will not stay in the shade and besides the sun it a little bit helps with the sand getting in the 8 million crevices of a child, Stock up on Swim Diapers and Regular diapers b/c you go through them faster than normal (I didn't want her to sit around in wet clothes when we came inside so we were always switching back and forth between the Swimn Diaper and Regular diaper and throwing away regular diapers before they were even used), Bring many bathing suits b/c they get so coated in sands in all of the crevices you have to wash them out and let them dry between outings, Bring multiple sand toys b/c they get lost/burried in the sand and you NEVER find them (literally!). We went out to eat quite a few times. Melanie was pretty exhausted by that time of the day. (She took super naps at the beach- no questions asked 2-3 hours at a time). So, many of the dinners were rushed and just alot of entertaining by the adults and not so much enjoying our food. Clint and I had a date night for our aniversary and it was wonderful. We savored every minute not coming in until after midnight. Thank goodness for the Wiggles. They saved our booty on the ride down and back. We have a car DVD player for trips and that DVD was on repeat and the CD was on when the DVD wasn't. I think Clint and I were in a Wiggles trance by the time we got home. The funny things Melanie said:
Every time she saw the ocean she would say "oooo, pool" Every time we went to the beach she would say "Pops" for the men she saw fishing, she would cry when my dad or Clint threw back the fish they caught, and we talked about people being crazy and she will say "loo loo, loo loo" Silly Girl! We have lots of cute pics I still am having issues with captions I will do my best.