SUNDAY NIGHT
A fun night @ Seminole Bowl celebrating Laura's 30th Birthday!!
Kirsten, Dallas, Shawn, Will, Laura
MONDAY
On our way down to see the Grahams @ the beach, we had to stop + eat @ Lindy's!! Shawn had never experienced THIS delicious fried chicken before! Elsie Anne kept saying "Cckk-Doo" while we were eating since she could see this BIG rooster out the window!
And THIS is what Momma had been waiting for since the last time we had our toes in the sand, in September (for Laura + Will's wedding)!! Yes, it was overcast, Yes, there were blustery winds, and Yes, we had sweatshirts on... But YES... THIS absolutely MADE Momma's trip:) Camille, EA, Me, Julz, Memere chillin' in the fine white sand of Alligator Point!!
Of course, Elsie Anne had to do a little taste test of this new sand she was experiencing. I can only imagine that it has to taste better than the dirty sand @ 'Strickland Park' (my parent's house), heehee:)
It's not a professional pic, but we tried... I just thought this was too cute to pass up!! Daddy + EA's shoes!
EA just loved splashing in the water... it really wasn't too cold?! Not that I'd want my whole body submerged! It was really hard to keep her from running straight in... we let her splish splash w/ her clothes on, in the 'foot bath', once we went back up to the house:)
After having a lovely visit w/ Julz, Bill, Camille + Sophie, we headed to Gmomma + Gdaddy's (EA's great-grands) house @ the Ochlockonee River (10min from Alligator Point) to have dinner + stay w/ them for 2 nights!
It was SO SPECIAL to be serenaded by Gdaddy w/ his harmonica!! He played several fun songs as EA stared @ him + danced around! She was mesmerized by this new sound:)
TUESDAY
My cousin Caroline, her twin boys, Alden and Carson, + Aunt Pris came down the River to play! We had the best time just being cozy + playing on the floor. Gdaddy + Shawn played golf while us ladies had a delicious Chicken Salad Gmommy made for us! Aunt Pris + Memere w/ Carson(rt) + Alden(lft).
All the kiddies playing together! They were super cute!
Me + Alden, Mom + Carson! This is when EA was taking a nap, I sure wish I had one w/ Caroline. I guess my Mom must have that one:)
When our fun visitors left, we made Elsie Anne a warm-water pool + enjoyed the sunshine! Memere + EA splashed + played, while Momma tried to catch some rays on a cozy beach chair!
Daddy got home just in time to swim w/ his naked Missy Moo:) EA is seriously a FISH, she could stay in the water all day long if we let her!!
Ready for a fresh Seafood Dinner w/ Gmommy + Gdaddy. Look closely to see EA's FIRST pigtails on top of her head:)
WEDNESDAY
EA loving on Memere @ breakfast! This was the first time EA initiated the interaction... she walked right up to Memere, said "UP,UP" + wanted Memere to feed her!! She sat on her lap for a long while, playing + talking to the rest of us + feeling completely comfortable:) I really hope EA will be over her seperation anxiety when we take our next trip!!
Our last morning was GORGEOUS... blue skies, no wind, just PERFECT! We took EA down to play on the 'River Beach' one last time:( Elsie Anne decided to name the ocean, "BUBBLE", b/c she saw bubbles in the waves. She would point @ the water from the house + say it over + over:)
She liked pulling off the BIG pieces of bark w/ Memere!
I love this 'sunglasses' family pic! As I blog about this pic, I'm yearning to be back in this moment... the sun, the fam, the water... it is a PERFECT memory:)
When we got back to the Strickland house, it was very nice to hang around w/ family! BigDaddy enjoyed some sweet time w/ his GIRLS. We "Caaaw"ed @ the crows + let EA show us all her tricks! We had a delicious dinner + let the kids play until EA was whipped.
We had a WONDERFUL trip w/ family + friends! Elsie Anne learned + experienced so many NEW things. Until next time... we're missing you guys:)
No comments:
Post a Comment