The Ocean is so Beautiful....

Getting up at 6am with a crying baby isn’t so bad when you get to feed him on a balcony overlooking the ocean! Speaking of oceans, Elliott walked out onto the balcony and exclaimed ‘The ocean is so beautiful!’ It was so dramatic in tone, she was so thrilled to see the ocean! It didn’t take long for the kiddos to be up and ready to swim! Down to the pool they went! And surprisingly Dane did, too. He sat in his bouncy seat with a sun cover over it! The cover is a bug/sun cover with great ventilation and UV protection! So he slept in his seat down by the pool for his morning nap!

So great to have everyone outside together! We had to check out at 11, so we packed up the car and headed to the condo to see if we could check in early, no such luck. So off on our first trip (I’m sure to be of many) to Wal-mart for some groceries and several not-needed items! It seems we always find something that isn’t on the list, like a skim board for Dad, new bathing suit for me, squirt guns for the kids, etc. I will tell you the squirt guns are great. They are made with the ‘swim noodle’ foam and a pull back handle, so it’s easy to load water and easy for the kids to squirt! Okay, so maybe they aren’t great, because they are great at getting you wet! We got our stuff and headed back to the beach, and after several trips up to the 3rd floor (no elevator and no Seth to carry the majority of the bags) we were unloaded! Grandma took the antsy kids to the pool and let them swim again! And in heaven they were because they were able to get out all the cool toys Grandpa and Grandma packed (the nice thing about adding on the hitch to the back of the Suburban was we were able to load up on beach/pool toys)! Later in the afternoon, I took Dane down to the pool and put him in his seat with the cover and he slept again!Wow! Much better than I expected! There was a nice breeze so he stayed a bit cool, as much as you can for Florida!

We learned today Elliott can swim safely to the edge if she jumps in without her bubble. What such great progress from last year. The kids swam until dinnertime. We ate in, which made it nice to not have to work around weekend crowds with a stroller in Times Square. And it allows for swimming again shortly after dinner. Myles and Elliott were given a choice of ice cream down the beach or swimming, and surprisingly they chose swimming! I can’t believe it after they spent most the morning and afternoon swimming! At least the pool gets covered in shade for the evening swimming – one less application of sunscreen!

We did venture out to the beach for some exploration of crabs and Grandpa even found a starfish! After swimming it was baths, a movie and then to bed!