Ocean Shores Part I

After a long, and I mean LONG trip (took more time to go from Tacoma to Olympia than from Sedro to Tacoma!) we made it to our condo, got unpacked, made a trip to Mr. Donald's (as Abby calls it) and the store, and finally back to the condo for a night's rest. In the morning we were visited by a deer who stayed for an hour or so. Both kids woke up in time to see our new friend before it left.


and then they got to enjoy a morning glass of milk. Chocolate milk. Yum.

We got the kids dressed and some toys packed up, met up with the Holmes family and then headed out to the beach. It looked super cloudy and cold but was surprisingly mild outside. We were all in jeans but I think we could've made it in shorts.

The kids had a blast at the beach. I think Trey would've walked right out into the ocean if we had let him. They stood in the freezing water for a long time and delighted in the fact that their feet were being sucked into the sand as the water receded. Abby was not a sand/ocean fan the last few times we were here and both Jerry and I were shocked that she loved it so much. We all got very wet, sandy, and messy and it was awesome!

Abby and Taryn - such good buddies now!

Hopefully we can get one with Abby's feet to before we go!

Getting their feet sucked into the sand!

The OCEAN!!

My family!

He loved the sand!! Dig, scoop, throw, repeat

After the beach we trooped back to the condo to rinse all the sand off (can you ever get it all off????) and then it was pool time! Abby was slightly braver this year than in years past but is still not too sure about the whole swimming thing. As long as her head doesn't get in the water she's all right. She spent a good portion of the time walking along the wall in the 3 ft section...until she drifted away from the ledge during a big splash. Jerry was right by her and scooped her out of the water but not before she had been completely submerged and inhaled a nice amount of water. Needless to say she was done! She did come tell me that Daddy saved her from the water and was quite proud of him.

Jumping in

Trey loved his lounge floaty. He spent a lot of time in it just, well, lounging. He loved the water. So far he's my fearless one, very much a boy!

Abby was so mellow after her nap that she actually let me do something more exotic with her hair than her usual pony. Her first braids, so cute!!

We had another fun day at the beach today, pictures to come later!