Day 4 - Nap works wonders

All 3 kids had a long nap and felt much better after. Natalie and Chloe took their "floaties" to the ocean and had the time of their lives actually swimming in the ocean (not just wading). Alex took his floatie to the pool and practiced jumping in off the side. When we got back the kids still wanted to play in the floaties. Best $3 I spent all vacation! 

Day 4 - Tired kids

The kids have been good as gold... until this morning. I guess the shine wore off the vacation and the kids really started to feel tired. Great Granddad pitched in to help by reading to the kids. 

Day 3 - orchestra in the park

My cousin Emma is 1st violin in her high school band, and went to listen to them perform a pops concert in the park. 

Day 3 - orchestra in the park

My cousins Samantha and Virginia (Ginny) amused the kids by making giant bubbles. 

Day 3 - The view

Speaks for itself. 

Day 3 - Another day in paradise

Alex didn't get back in the ocean 1st thing in the morning, he played in the sand a little while first before we warmed up to the idea of getting wet. By lunch time he was actually sitting in the tide pool. 

Day 3 - We photographed the illusive crab

We've seen a lot of crabs and crab holes on the beach. Chloe says she likes the crabs a little bit, but she is a little bit scared of them. 

day 2- the condo

The condo is right on the beach, just behind the dunes. Our balcony has an ocean view and a view of the indoor pool. The other condo that my family is renting is right next door and also has an ocean view and a view of the outdoor pool. 

day 2 - Chloe loves the ocean

Chloe is fearless in the waves. The water was surprisingly warm. I am a big wimp about cold water and I wasn't bothered at all about splashing with the kids. 

day 2 - rub a dub dub, three kids in a tub

Natalie, Alex, and Chloe enjoyed washing the sand off in a shared bath. 

Day 2 - Boy gets wet at last!

In his third year at the beach, Alex finally decided that it is ok to let the ocean touch his feet! We are so proud that our cautious boy has taken this chance to experience the joy of splashing in the ocean. 

Day 2 - Can we go to the beach now

The kids slept until after 7am. Before she'd been up an hour, Chloe had talked us into putting a swim diaper, sun screen and her bathing suit on her. She couldn't wait to go down to the beach. In fact, last night she asked us if she could go outside and sleep on the beach 

1st day

We're here, safe and sound. Nice trip, it really couldn't have gone better. The kids went down for bed very late, but without incident. 

test blog,

We're gettingn ready to leave in a few days so I thought I'd test drive this picassa google blog stuff. If there is a wireless network where we are staying, I'll post some blogs while we are on vacation.