Beach Trip (Day 4)

Saturday night we went on a dolphin cruise. We chose the Southern Star because it was the biggest boat. It was fun but it will be much better when the girls are bigger.

 Brantley (and lots of other people, including Chase and my Dad) got to feed the Seagulls Frito chips. It was really crazy at the back of the boat while they fed them because the gulls were flying everywhere trying to get the chips out of peoples fingers. In the picture above you can see the Frito in the seagulls mouth as he's flying away.

 The sun was very bright and it was super hot!

 Savannah was just chillin' in her carseat at first but after a while she wanted to get out. I still not really sure if the swaying of the boat bothered her or if she was just tired but she got really fussy towards the end. I was finally able to get her to sleep in my arms for about 20 minutes and then she woke up and the cruise was over.

 We actually did see LOTS of dolphins but they are extremely hard to take pictures of from a moving boat full of other people also trying to take pictures of them. Of the almost 100 pictures we took, this was the best one!

 My favorite part of the cruise was watching the sunset. It was gorgeous! Chase got some great pictures that I can't wait to frame and hang in our house.

 There is a dolphin in this picture just to the left of the suns reflection. Cool!

We're already made plans to do that again in 2 or 3 years when Savannah is old enough to enjoy it and Brantley will love it even more by then as well. We also think it will be really cool to rent a pontoon boat one year and just go out in the bay for the day. We can fish, swim, sun bathe...it's a couple of years down the road but I'm already looking forward to it.

After the cruise, my parents took the girls back to the condo, so Chase and I could have a date night. We played putt putt golf at The Track and got drinks at the Shake place. Yum! It was a great way to end our vacation!

The next day was Sunday and sadly the time had come for us to head home. I hated to leave because the trip had been so perfect. I love going down to the beach this time of year because the weather is usually so awesome and they beaches aren't as crowded as in the summer. I'm already looking forward to going back next year.

Beach Trip (Day 3)

 Day 3 was another pool day. Chase and Brantley played for a long time. She loves to use the mesh float as a boat so Chase was making it go "real fast".

 

 Savannah napped under one of the shade trees that covered the edge of the pool deck. Then when she woke up she got to "swim" with me.

That night we had a dinner at a place called Dewey Destin's Seafood. The restaurant was on the bay so we got to look at the boats after dinner.

 Even though it got dark on us quickly, I thought it was really pretty looking at all the boats. We saw a few crabs in the water and lots of cranes and pelicans. 

This is a terrible picture but I want to document that Brantley got to feed the little fish. Thanks, Nana for the quarter!

Beach Trip (Day 2 - Playground)

The complex had this great little playground right next to the pool. So that night while dinner was cooking, Chase and I took Brantley down to play.

 Gorgeous! I'm in love with our new camera lens and even more in love with this sweet little girl!!

 We had a lot of fun! Even Chase and I slid down the slide a time or two. I'm not sharing the pictures of me because they are terrible. I'm using them as motivation to get myself back into shape. 

Brantley LOVES her daddy so much! They were playing "monster" or tag. Chase was chasing her but she got away from him just in time before he could tickle her. haha!

We stayed in for dinner and just relaxed there in the condo. We were all pretty pooped from a day full of fun!

Beach Trip (Day 2 - Beach)

Thursday morning we decided that we would head down to the beach for a couple of hours. We all got dressed and gathered up the necessities that we needed to take a 2-year-old and a 3-month-old down to the sandy beach. Thankfully, the owner of the condo (my mom's friend, Jan) had reserved us an umbrella and two chairs so we didn't have to lug the big tent down there that I had planned on taking, so that Savannah could stay in the shade. Just a quilt and the bouncy seat is all we took for her and it worked out great!

Brantley and Chase played in the sand and water while I relaxed under the umbrella with Savannah and Mom went for a walk down the beach. My Dad had gone to play golf all day. We missed him, but I'm glad he got to play the game that he loves!

 Savannah was a perfect angel while we were down at the beach. She loved the breeze and the sound of the waves. After playing for awhile, she ended up taking a pretty long nap in the bouncy seat.

 Up until the last 10 minutes we had a wonderful time. Brantley ended up getting LOTS of sand in her eyes. So we spent about 20 minutes trying to get it all out and calm her down. Thankfully, I finally got her to the car and from all her crying, the sand came out of her eyes and she was okay. Hopefully next time she will remember this and not throw sand like Chase and I repeatedly told her not to do. Ha!

Brantley LOVES the beach!!

This picture collage deserves it's very own post. It show exactly how excited Brantley was to be at the beach and how happy she was in that very moment! I plan to print this and frame it somehow so because I just love it! Look at that tonge! LOL That is kind of her new thing she does when she's playing and gets excited. We keep telling her to keep it in her mouth because if she falls she might bite it off. She just looks at us funny and then keeps on playing. Silly girl!!

Beach Trip (Day 1 - Evening)

That night we all went to dinner at The Back Porch. While we waited for our food, I took Brantley down to play in the sand. Chase also came down and took some pictures of us playing in the water. Brantley LOVES the beach and the water! 

The weather was so perfect and the sunset was beautiful!

We had so much fun running the the water and away from the waves. Brantley though it was so fun to go out as far as we could and then wait for a wave to chase us back onto the beach. She was smiling the whole time and had her tongue sticking out most of the time. Cute!

Bless her! At one point she was having so much fun that she tripped and fell over. You can tell by her face that at first she wasn't very pleased but after a minute or two she was back to running around chasing the waves.

We attempted more pictures after dinner but they didn't turn out all that great. BR's hair was a mess and the lighting stunk in that spot!

I just love this little outfit! I tried to find a coordinating outfit for BR but they discontinued it by the time I was looking for it. Bummer! But Savannah was totally adorable in her little crab outfit!

After dinner we took Brantley to The Track to ride a couple of the kiddie rides. She had a great time!! These spinning cars were her favorite ride.

The little carousel

The airplane ride

Her last ride was the train. She loves to ride trains anywhere there is one.

We had a great time at The Track that night. Next year, she should be tall enough to ride the go-carts with Chase. He is super excited about that already!! They both love to go FAST!!