After a week's vacation, it is hard to just pick a few pictures to post. We had a great time camping at the beach. This was Anna Grace's first time at the beach and her first real vacation. We have taken her on several weekend trips, but in the year that she has been home, we had never taken her on a long trip or to the beach. Last summer, she would have not been able to handle walking on the sand due to her motor issues and issues with different textures under her feet. She did not even want to walk across the front yard! But, she has come so far in the last year and she loved playing in the sand and splashing in the ocean. The beach that we went to had an area protected by jetty rocks that prevented large waves from coming ashore. Anna Grace loved wading out into the water and the boys had a great time floating on their tummies looking at the fish.
We took a short day trip to visit some fresh water springs. The icy cold water came up out of a hole in the ground and it formed a small pool before it joined a small river. The boys (including Mike) took turns swimming across the hole.
Anna Grace really wanted to see a real alligator, and she got her wish. Actually she calls alligators "crocodiloos". She rolls her tongue and pokes out her lips when she says it. She got to see her "crocodiloos" right in our campground. Luckily, the alligators did not like to come into the area with the campers. :-)
Mike & Alex went on a party boat for a fishing trip. They did not catch many fish, but they had a really fun time. Alex loved how the waves splashed up the sides of the boat drenching everyone with the spray of sea water. Mike said that Alex was laughing so hard that everyone on their side of the boat was in stitches laughing at him each time another splash of a wave crashed the side of the boat.
One of my favorite things to do at the beach is to eat out at restaurants that look out over the water. I love a restaurant with a good "beachy" atmosphere- music, an outdoor deck for eating, good food...
Cole got a skim board as a reward for making all "A's" this year in school. He had quite a few crashes as he learned to ride it, but he can finally skim across the water for short distances.
I really wanted to take some good pictures that I could use for a collage above my mantle (really I would love to have professional pictures taken, but that is not in our budget.) So, I had to settle for our own photo session on the beach. Somehow a piece of sand or smudge of sunscreen got onto my camera lense and ruined most of my pictures. I guess we will just have to plan another trip to the beach- hee, hee.
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