Last week, we went to Tybee Island in Georgia for our annual (that means every year) beach vacation. Liam got to come this year, too! We were both really great travelers.
First, we flew on an airplane to Atlanta, which is where Mommy & Daddy used to live before I was born. They have some friends who still live there, Julia & Dave, who we visited and stayed with for the night. They have a little girl now, too, named Ellie. Ellie and I had so much fun playing together! We both love Frozen and princesses. The next morning, we all went to the Georgia Aquarium. It was the biggest aquarium I've ever seen! We saw so many animals, even dolphins and whale sharks! My favorite was the tunnel in the Ocean Voyager exhibit. We got to walk right underneath the sharks and fish in the great big tank!
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| Watching Frozen |
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| Time for the aquarium |
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| Looking at all the bright fish |
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| Watching the Beluga Whales |
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| Hi penguins! |
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| Helping Ellie down the stairs |
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| Check out those huge whale sharks! |
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| Family selfie = time for a silly face! |
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| Sitting with my long distance BFF, Ellie |
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| Standing by the tunnel entrance with our friends |
After the aquarium, we got in the car and drove to the beach. It took us a loooooong time to get there because there was traffic and I had to stop to go potty... a lot. But we finally did get there, and I was super excited to see Sean! We started playing our favorite game where Sean runs through the house yelling, and I chase after him screaming, too! So silly!
On Sunday, we got up and went down to the beach. I had a blast playing in the sand, but I still wasn't sure about the big water. Sean loves it, and I liked to watch him from a distance, but I didn't really like getting too close. Liam really liked coming to the beach, too, but it made him sleepy. The waves in the ocean make the same sound as his sleep sheep (his sound machine that plays while he sleeps), so every time we went to the beach, he thought it was time to sleep!
Mommy & Daddy's friends Christina & Evan who also used to live in Atlanta came up for the afternoon on Sunday and brought their son, Brantley. Brantley and I had fun digging and playing with "sticky sand" (that's what I call really wet sand). Matey, GG Daddy, and GiGi's sister Aunt Paige and her daughter Kristen came down on Sunday afternoon to visit, too. Aunt Paige and Kristen live in Australia, which is all the way on the other side of the world! I'm so glad they were visiting the same week as us so Liam and I got to meet them! With all the fun and visitors, I missed my nap time, so by dinner I was super tired, and I almost fell asleep right in my plate of lasagna!
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| Reunited with my uncle/best buddy |
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| Daddy and Sean |
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| All ready for my first day at the beach! |
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| Liam's first time in the sand |
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| Digging and checking out the big water... from a safe distance |
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Snuggle time on the couch with Matey
for 2 tired kids at the end of the day! |
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| Cousin Kristen taking a turn holding Liam |
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| Aunt Paige got lots of turns, too! |
We spent the rest of the week playing at the beach, playing in the pools on the sun porch, running around the house and playing games, and visiting with different family and friends for dinner every night. We never even left the island for the whole week, which was great! Liam's car seat just sat in the corner of the den all week long. He was a very good baby all week. He would sleep or hang out just about anywhere: on the beach, on the porch, on the floor of the beach house, you name it! And of course he got lots of cuddles from lots of different family members that he'd never met before.
On Tuesday, Aunt Brennan got there, too. It was awesome to spend the week with her! It's been a long time since I got to spend very much time with her. My favorite thing to do with her was take turns fixing each other's hair. She can braid so much better than Mommy can!
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| Family picture time at the beach |
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| Sean LOVES the big water! |
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Mommy & I built a sand palace, just like
my favorite book character, Fancy Nancy! |
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I wasn't super happy to take this one because
I had just been down in the big water with Daddy. |
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Sean and I made a game out of jumping off
a boogie board in the sand. |
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| Surf's up! |
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| We made a pool down at the beach with a tarp every day. |
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| Aunt Brennan and me soaking our feet in the pool. |
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| Playing in the pool with GiGi |
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| Popsicles in the pool. Cheers! |
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| Mommy and GiGi liked cooling off in the pools, too. |
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Everyday we played and even took baths in the pool
on the porch after coming up from the beach. |
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| Liam had his own pool on the porch, too! |
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| Nap time on the porch! |
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| Liam and Daddy chilling on the porch |
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| Coffee and cuddles on the porch one morning for Mommy |
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| Playing with Liam on the porch |
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Posing with Aunt Brennan after brushing her hair.
It's even longer than Mommy's! |
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| My happy little brother ready for more beach time! |
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| Liam and Aunt Brennan, his Godmother |
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Everyone loved cuddling with Liam and
playing with me, especially Matey! |
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| Family picture time on the porch on our last night |
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| Daddy and his siblings and cousin |
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| Matey and Grandaddy and all the grandkids and great-grandkids, except for Kristen's brother, Jordan |
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| Kids picture |
The beach gets more and more fun every year! My favorite parts were playing with Sean and playing in the pools at the beach and the house. And, of course, the purple popsicles! Next year Liam will be big enough to run around at the beach and splash in the pools with us, too! I can't wait!
