Hammocks Beach State Park!

On Thursday, we headed over to Hammocks Beach State Park to take some pictures with a friend that Katie knows! We spent most of the morning with her.  Both boys liked her a lot so I hope we got a couple good photos!

Our plan was to head over to the beach after that but we needed to eat some lunch first.  Katie came to the rescue with some Chik-fil-a! While waiting, Wyatt fell asleep in the stroller and Caydin got stung by a couple bees.  Poor buddy, he was just standing around watching a tractor go across the grass when he got stung.  He started screaming and yelling.  He recovered very quickly though!

 

After lunch, we headed to the ferry for a boat ride across to Bear Island where the beach was located.  Such a nice little beach! Wyatt slept through the first ferry ride but Caydin really enjoyed it! We had to walk about 1/2 a mile to get to the beach.  Thank goodness for strollers and a paved walkway!

 

We really enjoyed the beach and sand.  Both boys had an awesome time! If we are ever in Hubert again, we will definitely go back to Bear Island!!!

Playgroup takes on the beach at Palm Coast Florida!

Afternoons were spent down at the beach! Caydin, Carter, and Ava loved it! They jumped the waves and played in the sand. 

 

Arwen wasn't really into the sand and waves, nor was Makensie.  Wyatt loved the water and would run to the water then back out again.  He also liked the sand (though it wasn't really sand, it was crunched up shells!) 

 

The beach had beautiful shells all over so we had fun collecting some to take home! 

 

Tomorrow I'll post the pictures we took inside the condo and the group shots! :)

Playgroup takes on Palm Coast Florida!

A few weeks ago, we headed to a new place for our annual Playgroup beach weekend.  We headed to a resort on the Palm Coast!  We had such a great time! The big kids are at a perfect age and want to be independent.  We really didn't have to worry about them much.  Arwen wasn't really liking the water at all.  The babies, Wyatt and M were... well babies... and had to be followed everywhere.  I was so thankful to have Grandma with us all weekend.  An extra hand to keep an eye on Wyatt.  Wyatt really had no fear of the water and would walk all the way in.  He constantly is splashing and always has his mouth wide open! He slipped a couple times and went all the way into the water but never cried when we lifted him up.  No FEAR!

 

We started each morning with breakfast at the condo then headed to the pool for a couple hours of fun in the sun.  Around lunchtime, we would head back up to the condo for food and naps for the little kids.  In the afternoon, we headed down to the beach to play in the sand and splash in the waves. 

 

We had such a good weekend.  We look forward to it every year! Next year, we've decided to switch coasts. :)

 

Beach pictures coming tomorrow!

More beach fun! {Day 2 and 3}

Each day, we headed down to the beach slowly after breakfast and stayed down there until lunch time!  Caydin played and played and played until he was exhausted.  He napped sooooo well at the beach!  Here is a little glimpse into our days at the beach!

 Snack time in the chair Oma got Caydin.

 Running out into the water!

 Running back to shore with Mommy!

 Getting water for sand castles - he took this job very seriously!

 Building sandcastles with Daddy.

 Digging in the sand.

And running, running, running!!!

Long weekend with Oma and Opa

Yesterday, we left Orlando and headed to the beach.  Caydin was beyond excited to go to the ocean.  Potty Training is going great - even at the beach.  We had been driving about 10 minutes before Caydin announced he had to go potty. Great...  Luckily, we were stopping at Grandma's house so we made a mad dash into the bathroom only for Caydin to not have to go! Grr! He did great on the car ride - we love travelling on a weekend - so many more trucks to see and talk about.  He didn't stop talking the entire drive.  Wow, this kid can talk.  I think he even bored himself because this is what he did while singing!

 We were lucky enough to get Caydin to take a nap before heading outside to swim and play.   Boy did he run and run and run.   He loved running in and out of the water.  He really enjoyed jumping over the little waves and getting his daddy to help him jump over the bigger waves.   

 Caydin also enjoyed the sand.  He hasn't touched his sandbuckets yet, only his shovels, and toy trucks.  He thought it was pretty funny to throw his shovels in the waves and watch where they went then chase after them.

Day 2 coming soon!

Sunrise

Oooooooh how I wish it was Friday!
Picture taken by my momma!

The start of Beach Month

Our condo on the beach is great!!! We arrived yesterday around 6 pm and took a nice walk on the beach.  Today, we were out there all day.  Jay happily watched Caydin while he napped so he could watch the Gator Game - so me and Jen got to spend some toddler-free time at the beach! SO FUN!

Our Drip Castle

(though, its really Rob's Drip Castle - since I didn't help but for 5 minutes - I got bored!) Rob has the sunburn to show that he worked LONG and hard on this project - such dedication! Rob's mom and Caydin helped out too!