Sunday, August 22, 2010

Back to the Beach

We went back to the beach last week, and though it was fun, it didn't top our first time. Jill did not sleep very well. She must have had a bad dream because she woke up at 4:30am and cried about being stuck in a hole. For the rest of the trip she referred to the portable crib we borrowed as "da hole" or "da cave"and cried whenever she woke up in it. She requested Daddy to sleep with her both nights after waking, so Henny and I were left in the other bed. No one got much sleep, but it was nice to get away and we all loved being home in our own beds that much more when we got back!




We stopped at a school on the way there, and this was the only swing for little kids.




We also stopped at Lake Quinault on the way there so we could stretch our legs and soak up some sunshine before we drove to the cloudy beach.

Henny loved swimming in the lake.

Jill loved rolling on the grass.

Finally at "da beach!"

Our fearless girl running into the ocean. She would draw lines in the sand and tell Steve, "You stay dere, Daddy. I go in wadah now byyyyy myyyyy SELF!"

So beautiful, even when it's cloudy.

In her element. Seriously, this girl LOVES the beach!








We made some sand castles, though Jill is more of a destroyer than a creator.

When she woke up from her nap she said, "I go yay wif my Daddy and my Heenny now!" So she did.

More time "in da wadah."

She enjoyed flying our kite, but was upset that we insisted on holding the string with her. She wanted to do it, "byyyy myyyyy SELF!"

Our gecko kite was very cute.

One of our favorite parts of the trip is getting ice cream from the store.


A man stopped us and asked if he could take our picture, and we told him yes as long as he took some with our camera too! Notice Jill clutching "Deeming-o" in her hand.


Our August

It's been a great, and busy month around here!

We've watched a lot of Sesame Street,


posed at the zoo,


petted goats,


looked at bunnies,


played Toy Story Memory,


been cute for the camera,


done some swinging,


discovered that leaning forward is fun too,


and worn our favorite "boo-i-ful" dress two days in a row. (Thanks Aunt Lynn!)

Here are some silly videos too...Jannica be sure to show Owen the last one here; it's his and Jill's favorite song! I got a little tired of singing it, so thanks to iTunes it's now at our fingertips any time.