It's always fun to go to the beach. But there's something extra special about playing on the beach with your kids. Everything is so new and exciting to them, and you can't help but get all caught up in their enthusiasm. We were so glad to spend a few days with Curtis and Kaye in Gulf Shores, and were super excited to drive in and realize that it was sunny and 60 degrees outside. We went straight to the beach to run off all our wiggles from the long car ride, and the kids were ready to play and run wild! This was one of our favorite afternoons ever.
Tripp is attempting to subtly inch his way closer and closer to the all-tempting Gulf of Mexico. (BTW: In case you wondered about this word, I googled the spelling and meaning of "subtly" because it just didn't look right to me either.)
What a happy little boy! Are we all thinking we should take trips to the beach more often? Only because it's good for Tripp, right? haha.
You knew it was coming. Yes, the predictable sand-in-the-eyes rubbing. But we were prepared, baby powder took the sand right off his little hands, and he ran back off to shovel some more sand.
Mollie stepped on a sea shell, and then wanted her daddy to walk with her from that point on. :)
Pure happiness.
As we loaded up all our beach gear to go inside, we realized Mollie had buried all her animals and insects in the sand. It took a little while of hand-raking a lot of piles of sand, but we were able to recover most of her animals and toys, as she stood beside us having a minor panic attack.
Mollie is posing with "puppy-puppy", her new best friend. Tripp is trying to figure out how to get down there to that swimming pool.
And of course, the predictable "mollie choking tripp" picture. Unfortunately, the day will come when he gets her back. But for now it's a really cute dynamic between the two of them. She loves to (s)mother her "little" brother. And a great big shout-out to Kaye-Kaye and Sashee for inviting a few little ones (and a few big ones) to crash their romantic get-a-way for a few days! :)
It's always fun to go to the beach. But there's something extra special about playing on the beach with your kids. Everything is so new and exciting to them, and you can't help but get all caught up in their enthusiasm. We were so glad to spend a few days with Curtis and Kaye in Gulf Shores, and were super excited to drive in and realize that it was sunny and 60 degrees outside. We went straight to the beach to run off all our wiggles from the long car ride, and the kids were ready to play and run wild! This was one of our favorite afternoons ever. 
Tripp is attempting to subtly inch his way closer and closer to the all-tempting Gulf of Mexico. (BTW: In case you wondered about this word, I googled the spelling and meaning of "subtly" because it just didn't look right to me either.)
What a happy little boy! Are we all thinking we should take trips to the beach more often? Only because it's good for Tripp, right? haha.
You knew it was coming. Yes, the predictable sand-in-the-eyes rubbing. But we were prepared, baby powder took the sand right off his little hands, and he ran back off to shovel some more sand.
Mollie stepped on a sea shell, and then wanted her daddy to walk with her from that point on. :)
Pure happiness.
As we loaded up all our beach gear to go inside, we realized Mollie had buried all her animals and insects in the sand. It took a little while of hand-raking a lot of piles of sand, but we were able to recover most of her animals and toys, as she stood beside us having a minor panic attack.
Mollie is posing with "puppy-puppy", her new best friend. Tripp is trying to figure out how to get down there to that swimming pool.
And of course, the predictable "mollie choking tripp" picture. Unfortunately, the day will come when he gets her back. But for now it's a really cute dynamic between the two of them. She loves to (s)mother her "little" brother. And a great big shout-out to Kaye-Kaye and Sashee for inviting a few little ones (and a few big ones) to crash their romantic get-a-way for a few days! :)
