Sand and Surf

A couple of weeks ago, we went here:

This was the end of our first day:
And this is what the kids thought about our short trip:
Daddy was working hard on a super castle, but the kids were most interested in playing in the water.
I went to Rockport for vacations when I was a kid and my mother and her family also went to Rockport for vacations when she was little. It was and is a special place for our family, so it was appropriate that Clay had his first beach experience here. I'm glad I got him to the beach before he turned 3!
Both kids loved playing in the water. Sloane loved running on the beach and Clay thought it was HIGH larious when he got slapped in the face by the waves. He was nervous about being in the pool but just wanted to run out into the waves/ocean by himself. Go figure!


Our first day, we set out chicken necks for the crabs, went fishing on the pier, went swimming, and picked up seashells on "Shell Beach". The next morning, we actually made it to the beach.
This was the view from our condo.
We had fun painting all our shells.


We hope to visit again soon. I do miss the sound of the water. AHHHHHHHH.

Easter 2011

I'm the A to Z, the 1^st and the final, the beginning and conclusion.

Revelation 22:13

Granny's pretty egg.
We had a very fun Easter and day before Easter where we dyed lots of eggs with the cousins.
Daddy was in charge of helping Clay. Clay mainly liked dropping the eggs in the cups.





Remind me not to tell the kids to "smile" for the camera. You end up with crazy eyes.
Cousin Henry.
And Will.
And Thomas.
And Granny managed to get to Aunt Cina's in time to decorate a couple of eggs too.




Clay requested a T-Rex egg. He is a little obsessed with T-Rexes at the moment. What can I say. I did my best with the wax crayon.

On Easter morning, the Easter bunny left some fun stuff!
Clay was happy when he finally woke up. He got lots of good rest, though!
My photo shoot did not go off very well.
No one wanted to look at the camera ...
or sit still....

or smile...They were ready for the HUNT!
As usual, Sloane was in a hurry to fill up her basket and Clay was a little more laid back about the hunt.
Whoosh....
La di da. Ho hum. :)
Jelly beans!!!!!
He was soooo excited to find the Elmo egg.
And the jelly beans within. Apparently, he really, really really likes jelly beans. We found that out this Easter.

Meanwhile, Sloane can barely lift her huge basket.




More jelly beans. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.
Bunny ears!