Day 1 & 2 of the Beach Trip!

This was taken at the wedding on July 31st of Graham and Sarah. They had tiny bubble containers and the kids loved blowing bubbles while the Bride was having dinner. She seemed to enjoy it too. There were several other kids there also blowing bubbles. The only real problem was that she had also provided tiny cardboard boxes with red bows that she intended her guests to fill with whichever candy they liked -either mints or Hershey's kisses. The kids ate the candy and then filled the boxes with bubble solution! You can just imagine had that went..... But they never figured out that it was simply not going to work. So, between the 5 of them, they emptied all the bubble bottles on the table!

This picture was taken on Aug. 2nd! This is the first time David has seen the ocean! He loved it! Thomas and Grace enjoyed being at the ocean with their Aunt Leslie and Uncle Bob and of course Uncle Jon! They didn't quite understand the concept that their cousin was really too little to play, but that's ok, he didn't seem to mind!

Little bitty Gracie, and the Great Big Sea.

I sent these back with my blackberry, but it posts them in random order! This one is at the wedding again. Grace was wearing my hat. It was hot, but not too sunny, so all in all a great day. She is showing Grammy here how her Princess, "her name is Sleeping Beauty" is sitting in her chair getting ready to watch the wedding.

Working hard on those sand castles, it takes a lot of sand you know. Especially when Grace keeps flattening the thing over and over!

Here are 2 more wedding photos! We initially sat down on a whole row on the Bride's side. It was agreed that we should probably move, so we up and switched sides. One of her family thought it was funny, and as I passed, I said, "Well, we wouldn't want the bride to think we like her or anything..." She laughed. But poor Sam had gone to the car to get the wedding card we left there, and when he got back, just as the Grandmas were being seated, he had to look all over for us. Then I elegantly waved like crazy, and he had to walk around the back and come sit down. :-)

Now, the best part of the wedding is when the pastor said, "Graham, you may kiss your wife" and then when he did, Grace (in row 3) yelled, "Ewww Yucky!" He didn't hear, but Sarah did and looked out and giggled. I was soooo embarrassed and it was soooo funny! Sam and I both put our hands over our mouths and I mouthed "I'm sorry!" to the bride. She enjoyed it I think. Graham's Mom heard and loved it.

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Packing Up and Heading Out!

We are Getting Ready for

the Wild Dunes!

Grace has a little girl doll and a tiny potty from Grammy's doll house she's carrying around now. You can see it in these pictures. I think we'll be packing it. She is putting it in a suitcase two above here. The picture directly above shows her telling the little girl how to sit on the potty.

Using the potty is her new fascination....for awhile, then I'm sure we'll have to start that all over again in 6 months... but she is using the potty now every morning and about twice a day... but that's another story...

Grace has been helping me pack!

Thomas was actually packing himself earlier! But I didn't have my camera at the moment. He was laying down on his side in the bigger suitcase in the back and closed the lid.

I told them when they got to the beach we could just have the sleep in their suitcases! Thomas said, "No!" He knew I made that up, but considering we haven't figure out their sleeping arrangements yet, it wasn't totally random.

We have decided not to make Grace's only allowed checked bag, to be her pack-and-play, or to pay $72 to rent a crib. So, I think I'll be sharing a bed with Grace and Sam with Thomas. I don't think Thomas could resist pushing Grace out of bed...

More on that later! :-)

I'll try to email photos back from my phone! We're off to the beach!

ps- Don't worry, Mr. Herre will be staying here in the house all week, working. (I've gotten some iffy looks about posting that we'll be out of town,) so for anyone thinking of busting in, Don't try it! :-)