Dear Abigail,
As mentioned, we went to the beach, and while we spent a great deal of time actually at the beach, we did a few things NOT at the beach! Usually our days started off at the beach, early in the morning, and we'd stay until lunch time. Actually, we'd stay a little longer because we'd have snacks and stuff to tied us over, but nonetheless, we'd head back from the beach around lunch time, with every intention to head back afterwards! However, after lunch, you kiddos would all go down for your naps. Most of the time the mommies would head back and relax on the beach while the daddies stayed back with you kiddos. You were pretty consistent with at least an hour nap, maybe a little more, but if you woke up, and I wasn't there, it was trouble! Daddy would let me know when you woke up and while we had every intention to head back to the beach, we typically stayed at the pool at our house!!! You absolutely L-O-V-E-D the pool. You loved jumping in and swimming on your own, and loved playing with your mermaids, throwing your ball, and of course, just splashing!
We often would eat snacks out by the pool...
And even throw little tantrums by the pool. This one was a) because you wanted your own plate of cheese and crackers and b) SOOOOO fake!!! Your 'cries' were making us all laugh because you kept looking up to see if we were still looking at you!!!! I'm so onto you missy!!!
We all had a lot of fun at the pool and we're super glad we decided to heat it! I think it would have been a little too chilly for us all to hang out in if it wasn't. While there was lots of playing at the beach and lots of playing at the pool, we TRIED to limit the playing inside to a minimum, but you and Ellie would get on your bumble bee and lady bug and just ride and ride and ride around the house! AND, you two, and Ryan, too, LOVED to ride the elevator. It was an easy way to convince you to go upstairs and get dressed just by saying "Want to take the elevator?" The other thing you guys loved doing, and that drove your parents insane, was to climb up and down and up and down the bunk beds!!!! UGH, one day those things will be a blessing, but we were so concerned with them that we even tried to take the ladders off!! Thankfully you only wanted to sleep on the bottom, so that helped calm the nerves at night and nap, but it never failed, while we were getting dinner or even breakfast ready, you kiddos were guaranteed to be in that room! You and Ellie tried to tell us that you two were going to nap together in there - Yeah right!!
We cooked awesome meals a couple nights including a shrimp boil and very yummy hamburgers, but we also were able to get out and eat at the yummy restaurants around town. Now, you may ask, how in the world did 12 people go to dinner, and more importantly, why did you do it multiple times?!! Well... we had a girls night, where just the mommies went out to a nice dinner, while the daddies took you kiddos to dinner somewhere else (Pompano Joes!)...
Then there was a guys night, where the daddies went out on their own, and the mommies took you kiddos to dinner (Pompano Joe's!!!!)
This was the only picture I had that was decent. You can't really tell, but you were dancing! We were able to sit right outside in front of a man rockin' out with a guitar. You loved it, and even had a special request. Can you guess? "Baby baby", by none other than Justin Bieber, or Barbie Ken as you like to call him. Yep, you absolutely asked if he could play "Baby Baby". He even called you out in front of everyone asking if anyone had a special request, specifically the pretty girl with the pink bow!! Of course, all that did was make you shy, and unfortunately he didn't know your request. He did play a lot of other fun songs and you kiddos had a blast dancing! Oh, and you and Ellie loved some crab claws! We ordered them as an app but you 2 demolished them and didn't leave too many for anyone else!!!! I'm pretty sure your daddies introduced them to you the couple nights before, and they were very proud of you loving them so much. Pompano Joe's is definitely a favorite of all of ours!!!
So, guys night, girls night and then we had our one and only all together night! It was our annual trip to Baytown Wharf which is just a 5 or so minute drive down the road, but we love us some Baytown Wharf. It's such a fun, family oriented area where everyone is happy! We love it so much that back in January, the mommies started planning what you kiddos were going to wear! That's right, we all bought matching outfits specifically for this little outing on our beach trip. And oh my, did you guys look ridiculously precious! And of course, since we were all matchy matchy, we had to have a photo session and since we were on the beach, we HAD to have it on the beach. However, things didn't go as planned. I shouldn't say that - I don't think any of us were too too surprised we couldn't get a great shot of 3 two-year olds and 1 one-year old, but we were a little shocked we couldn't get SOMETHING! Here's literally the best of the bunch, and if you know me, you know I took about 200 so that's saying a lot about these 3!!!
We tried to bribe you 3, but what was so funny was that it wasn't just one of you, it was all 3 of you that just did NOT want to sit still, or stand still or stand normal for that matter!!!! Of course, baby Grant did fantastic sitting in his seat but poor baby had eczema so bad that he couldn't stay out too long in the sand/sun. After about 10 minutes (i.e. 200 pictures) we just gave up and decided to go with what we got and just to laugh about it later! We were able to get a few good family shots though...
Of course, you and Ellie had no desire to leave the beach...
And Uncle Jaybee was finally able to gather you up...
And I think Daddy was having a little fun of his own...
But we had places to go - Baytown Wharf, that is! When we got there we immediately saw the carousel, so all the kiddos, even Baby Grant, rode it with the mommies!
Soon after that we fed the ducks...
Seriously, I know I'm biased a little, but you kiddos were too precious in those outfits...And then you drove the boats.
Road on Daddy's back...
and hugged some trees...
and, the favorite of some, the least of others for the fear of falling in the water - the Pier!
(walking like crabs again)
(Ellie questioning your walking like crabs...)
But quickly copying, because that's how ya'll roll...
You also got to play on a big playground while the mommies did a little shopping and then it was time to eat!!! This is one big reason we go here, because we know this restaurant can accommodate all 12 of us (and maybe even a couple more!!!)
You can't see, but Uncle Jaybee and Mr. Leigh are behind Miss Leigh!
The beauty of this place, aside from the accommodations, is that it's right on the pier (so you kiddos can run around while we're waiting for the food) AND there is always a band playing, so you can dance!!! That is, after you finish playing, I mean, eating your food...
You and Ellie loved dancing, dancing, dancing...
After a yummy meal, we HAD to top it off with ice cream of course!!!
And by the end of the ice cream, we were all fulfilled with our Baytown Wharf trip!!! We headed home and I'm pretty sure all went to bed!!
See, there is more to do at the beach than the beach - but we did love us some beach, no doubt!!!! The ride home was pretty uneventful other than you asking a hundred times if we were going to the beach. You've asked several times if we could go back and while we can't right this second, we WILL indeed be heading back!!!
I'm so happy you loved this trip AND so did Mommy and Daddy!!! Love you beach bum!!!!!
Oh, and PS - so Mimi, Lynnie and Clara Lee were waiting for you when we got home Saturday night. Lynnie was going to a show with Mommy and Daddy on Sunday and Mimi and CL just tagged along for the ride. Since Mimi was here, she was going to babysit you while we went. Well... long story short, Mimi was walking around the neighborhood that morning and fell (her shoes fault, no doubt) and BROKE HER WRIST!!! So Mommy spent the morning at the ER while you and CL entertained Lynnie and Daddy, and unfortunately we missed the show, and more importantly, you missed a trip to the zoo with Mimi and CL!!!! Oh, and Mimi did break her wrist, which will require surgery and a cast all summer -so that's no good either... All that said, you got a quick visit from Clara Lee, but we're going to have to have her up here for a little bit longer, and not the same circumstance... xxxooo
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