Allison's First Trip to the Beach

I love the beach. Charles does not. Translation: Allison is almost two before she got to experience the beach. I'm not going to lie, it was perfect to wait to take her. She had so much fun and was able to talk with me about the different things she saw! Have I mentioned how much I love this age? Her personality is really starting to bloom and she is starting to  be able to carry on conversations with Charles and I.  

We woke up yesterday and as much as I wanted to lounge around and do nothing, I was itching to get some fun one-on-one time with my love. Plus the weather was decent and I realized we finally live close enough to the ocean to just hop in the car and go, so why the heck not? 

The best part about going to the beach before 10AM, no one else is there! It was so relaxing and fun to chase each other around without having to weave in and out of people or worry about our stuff getting stolen. 

Allison was a little super nervous about the actual water. Towards the end she finally let me hold her, basically upside down, so that she could "wash" her hands, but she wouldn't stand in it or even go near it unless I was holding her. She loved when I held her and kicked the water every where...my legs are still sore. 

Drawing in the sand with her fingers turned out to be her favorite thing. ever. oh and building sand castles! She kept telling me "Sofi" (Sofia the First) and patting her castle! The sea gulls also took up a good chunk of our conversations...the "e-gulls" were pretty fascinating. 

We hope you all had an excellent weekend and an even better week! 

Happy Monday!

Beach Trip 2014

Other than the wonderful company and adorable babies, I would say our trip to the beach was a solid bust...it rained pretty much whole time and was cool & windy. Not ideal conditions for fun in the sun. We did get to swim for about 20 minutes and we visited the Texas State Aquarium which was pretty cool, Allison seemed to really enjoy all of the fish. We really need to work on animal sounds though, every fish makes the "ruff, ruff" sound like her puppy! It's totally cute though! 

We are so lucky we got to spend 2 whole days with Mr. Jameson and his sweet parents Ashley and Zach! 

This picture is so indicative of their relationship...Allison immediately threw down her pot and spoon just so she could race over and take Jameson's away from him. She's kind of mean. 

Next time we will definitely plan better in regards to travel time and length of stay so that we can spend less time being tired and more time hanging out! 

Aren't they just the cutest?! 

The dolphin exhibit was by far our favorite! A ceiling to floor glass wall that you could see everything makes for a great show! 

I LOVE this picture! I don't remember what she was pointing at but she looks like she's telling daddy something really important! 

Since we never were able to make it to the actual beach we stopped at this little side strip. It was definitely not a traditional beach but Charles still enjoyed picking up some shells. :p 

Even though it didn't go according to plan, we still had a great time just getting away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life!