Family Beach Trip 2008

We just got back from our family vacation to the beach and we had a great time! We went with our friends the Gordons (Chris and Jennifer and their girls Taylor and Lainee). The girls had so much fun playing together and we were having such a good time we decided to stay an extra day! We brought along our babysitter (best money ever spent) Victoria, and she was wonderful! We were able to go out to dinner with Jennifer and Chris by ourselves two nights and she stayed in the condo while they took their naps and we had our time on the beach! We ate wonderful food, took the girls "crabbing," and had a relaxing time! Manze loved the beach (and the sand, wahoo) and the ocean! She kept calling it "the big swimming pool." We told her it was the ocean and then she kept calling it the lake! Go figure! Melanie Thaw took beach photos of our family and I can't wait to see them and post some pics! We can't wait to go back! I have several posts on our trip! Enjoy the pictures!

Family picture

The girls: Taylor, Lainee, and Manze

Manze and Lainee at The Crab Trap

Victoria and Manze

Victoria with the girls (Manze, Lainee, and Taylor)

Ready for the pool one afternoon!

Days 1 and 2

Manze had so much FUN at the beach!

Hanging out!

Manze and Lainee "posing" with their dolls

taking a capri sun break (or as Manze called them "pretty suns")

relaxing in the pool

Manze LOVED swimming in the pool and got quite comfortable wearing her "water wings" and jumped in the pool a dozen times and swam all over the place! Twice in one day (once in the morning and once in the afternoon) when we took her water wings off to get ready to go inside she jumped in the pool with nothing on to keep her afloat! Tommy and I had to jump in and get her! We had to have a huge talk with her about how she can't swim well yet so she cannot get in the pool without Mommy and Daddy and her water wings! Talk about a panic attack!!!!

Going "crabbing"

On our last night we ordered take out from The Original Oysterhouse then took the girls looking for crabs! They had a blast and Manze loved playing with her flashlight! It was so much fun to see the looks on their faces!

Manze is ready with her flashlight

Looking for crabs in the sand



Manze and Lainee

We found one!

We found several little ones and one big one!

Manze and Daddy

When we got back she was so tired and went right to sleep!

Driving home

When Manze woke up on the last day she said, "I ready for the beach and to go swimming!" I had to tell her it was time to go home and we would come back next year! She had a blast and was so tired! Here she is sleeping on the way home!

Sneak Peek

We just got back from our family beach trip and we had a GREAT time! Good news: Manze LOVED the sand this year! LOL! Here is a sneak peek...more pictures coming SOON!

LAST YEAR (This is what Manze thought of the sand the WHOLE time): which meant....not a lot of time was spent on the beach!

THIS YEAR (she LOVED it!) Whew!

These two cutie pies (Lainee and Manze) had the best time together and played so well!

Mother's Morning Out

Manze had the BEST time this summer at "school" (Mother's Morning Out) at Lakeside! She couldn't wait to go each Tuesday and Thursday! She is becoming such a big girl! Here are some pictures of her on her last day!

Manze and her wonderful teacher Mrs. Leora

Walking in (looking so big) on her last day!