Beach Bum Fun

Here are some more beach pictures from our trip. 

Calvin loved to play with his daddy on the beach.

 He also loved the flags that marked where you could swim.

 Great for jumping with or running around.

 Calvin got more brave in the water,

 even with the waves coming.

The water is so fun!!

First Beach Day

We had a beautiful first day in Ocean City.

 After a yummy breakfast with Great Aunt Sandy and Great Uncle Denny at this clearly popular place,

 we went by their house and Calvin got to meet their dogs

 and check out the great old house.

 Then we headed to the beach.

 This little boy's feet could handle the hot sand.

 He got to dig in the sand with Kaitlyn

 and by himself.

 He was hesitant to go in the water

 even with coaxing from Uncle Ross.

 But when he fell and went face first into the water

 the boys were able to convince him it was fun.

 He got to check out the lifeguard boat.

 And end the day shared a yummy dinner with Kaitlyn.

A great first day.

Rest Stop Entertainment

You may not have known that there are MANY things at a rest stop that are fun. 

These ancient things with buttons and a cord.

 A straw and milk.

 Putting dimes in machines

 and having them come out the bottom (because the machine is for quarters).

 Moving things around (don't worry- we put it back).

 Watching the trucks go by.

 And what's a little Starbucks for a 2 year old?

 Just kidding. He wanted a new, more interesting milk cup.

 Need a little cash?

 The only thing we really gave in to was paying for some basketball at our last rest stop on the way home.

 He was so excited but not very good.

In conclusion, rest stops are really not so much for resting. At all.

Road Trip

We left for our annual trip to Philadelphia last Thursday. 

I don't think I have much room to download pictures so here are a few highlights so far. 

Calvin totally remembered the rest stops from his last trip and knew it was his job to burn energy. 

 Saturday we saw the ocean for the first time on the trip when we met Aunt Sandy and Uncle Denny for breakfast.

Here Calvin is walking in the sand for the first time on the trip.

 It was so nice to see Aunt Sandy and Uncle Denny and their neat old beach house!

 At their house, Calvin learned you can hear the ocean in a sea shell (and now will pick up any shell and have a conversation with the ocean).

 Saturday afternoon we had our first beautiful beach day.

 This is Calvin being a big boy and not crying after falling face first in to the ocean for the first time. So proud!

 Sunday was not so sunny but that didn't stop us from having fun on the beach.

 Calvin got to go in the lifeguard stand after they went home for the day.

 It was quite fun up there (he is pantless because he got his shorts wet jumping in the water and wanted them off).

 He got to play with his new bubble maker.

 And, of course, there have been tons to rocks to play with!

So far, soooo fun!