I was in desperate need of some sun and sand so our family of three packed up and headed to the beach. We found a great condo last minute in Seagrove that was RIGHT on the beach and one mile from Seaside…perfect!
Day 1: 7 am…on the beach and digging in the sand….a wonderful start to our day. It looks like it was not a very sunny day but no worries-the sun was still rising and we had absolutely beautiful weather.
William didn’t seem to mind the sand much at first. He wasn’t running around and burying himself in it or anything but he did enjoy digging and filling up the buckets.
By 8 am he was not so sure about the sand sticking to him and decided he was more comfortable sitting in the chair. So by 9:00 we were biking down to Seaside to get a little bite to eat and then it was back on the beach for the rest of the day! We were so close to the beach the video monitor worked on the beach so we were able to enjoy a little beach time while William napped.
We did take a dip in the pool before heading in for the day. Then it was off to Bud & Alley’s for some delicious dinner and a little live music and frozen yogurt to end the night.
Day 2: After biking down to Seaside and an excellent breakfast at the Great Southern Cafe (if you haven’t tried it, you should), William took a snooze and we headed out to the beach. Today William would have NOTHING to do with the sand. We put him on the towel with a snack and he didn’t move.
I came down the beach for SAND and sun so I was determined we were not going to spend our time at the pool and we didn’t. We headed back to the beach and William pretty much just dealt with the sand. He was okay down by the water so we parked it there for the rest of the afternoon.
This was the face William made most of the time he was near the sand or the ocean.
Watching the boats go by with daddy
I LOVE these pictures. I HATE that I took them in front of the 30 feet of nasty, smelly green seaweed that was in front of our condo on Sunday. It was also full of sea slugs…so gross. The sand and water was absolutely beautiful to the left and the right but I guess I saw him smile while sitting in the sand so I captured the moment as quickly as I could. 
This weekend William starting telling us to “shhhh.” He must have picked it up at school on Friday because it’s not something we have ever really done at home. It’s pretty cute when he does it now but I guess telling your parents to “shhhh” is not a habit we really want to start.
Day 3: We woke up bright and early to a beautiful sunrise on the beach so at 6:15 I got William dressed and grabbed my camera.
This is the view from our patio and little yard that we had….breathtaking :)
So day 3 and he starts to enjoy the sand…but after 10 minutes he was done!
After a beautiful sunrise on the beach we took one last spin on our bikes, ate a delicious breakfast, had a quick snooze on the bike ride home, and packed our bags and headed for Birmingham.
What a wonderful way to celebrate the end of a wonderful summer!
1 comment:
great post and pictures!!! he getting to be such a blonde boy!! glad yall had a fun time. it's going to be fun when we can eventually get the boys down to the beach (prob try next summer when they might actually care about sand haha) beautiful pictures--even the seaweed ones, dont worry! :)
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