Fun at the Beach, Day 4

This picture made this entire trip worth it. The fun they had today together was wonderful! The girls got tired a lot faster today. I think the all day playing in the pool and the beach is catching up with them. Molly kind of broke out of her shell today with regards to the ocean and the beach. She wanted to stand in the ocean letting the waves hit her....without holding our hand. I was still right there in case one was too big, but she wanted to be a big girl! Both girls have the same kind of love for the ocean as their daddy does.

The girls were running around the beach this afternoon singing and playing. They were singing "Ring around the rosie" and they were also singing a song they made up called "I love the sing with you." Both were sung as loud as they possibly could.

Then, they decided to make "sand angels."

Before we went in for the day, we got back in the pool for a few minutes. I showed Macy a couple of times how to dive in...and she picked it up so quickly. I got the camera out to video proof that she could do it. So proud!

Thought I'd throw this one in as well...this is my coppertone baby! They were rolling the ball to each other...Molly just didn't want any clothes on!

We have seen a lot of jellyfish this week. Brian says this is not a normal thing...but a product of Hurricane Bill that was in the Atlantic. They were as big as my head!

The Alligator

Ever since we got here on Saturday, Molly has asked us numerous times to go see the "alligator." Brian and I could never understand what she was talking about. We couldn't remember stopping anywhere that had one. So, finally, to appease her, we said ok, we'll go see the alligator, knowing full well that we still had no idea what she was talking about. So, last night, as we were walking down the hall on our way to the car, she kept walking while we turned down the hall. I said, "Molly, where are you going?" She said, "I want to see the alligator." Then, the light bulb went off.... the ELEVATOR! She wanted to ride the elevator. I tried to sound out the word so she could say it correctly, but it came out EH-VE-VA-YER. So, we let her say alligator, because we think it is so stinkin' cute.

Fish in the Water

Macy has been doing so well swimming this entire summer. It has been so nice to not have to worry so much about her in the pool while on vacation. She really is growing up so fast. Brian told me this morning that she could swim the width of the pool, and he wasn't kidding! (Forgive the end of the video...the sun was so bright that I couldn't really see what I was recording!)

Fun at the Beach, Day 3

Today started out at the pool again. The girls just absolutely love both pools (kids pool and the adult pool - which we think is heated). The girls each took turns going with daddy to the beach. Somehow, neither wanted to go at the same time. Daddy took the girls up to the room for lunch so mommy got some much needed relaxing and book reading done.


The girls got to play with two different boys their age today, Methias and Micah. The girls shared their toys and had so much fun. Funny how they will share with others, just not each other!

After lunch and a little more time in the pool, it was time for the girls to take a nap. Brian and I thought we would try something that would work out for all of us. YES, the girls took a nap under the umbrella outside by the pool, daddy got to relax on the beach all my himself, and mommy got to relax under the umbrella and read some more of her book. Life was really good!

I think Macy was a "flower child" in a former life, what do you think?


This evening, we went to eat at Brian's favorite place, Aunt Catfish. The girls must have saved their appetites because they ate so good. They loved the salad bar...go figure! After we ate, the girls got to play on the slide just outside the restaurant.


Another incredible, fun-filled day had by all!

Fun at the Beach, Day 2

We spent most of this morning at the pool. The girls absolutely love the kids pool. There are a couple of other kids here that they have played with. They also love the bigger pool...Macy just loves swimming and Molly loves jumping in (to one of us of course). It rained for about 20 minutes around lunch time, but we were determined not to let it mess up our day. We sat under an umbrella and sang "Rain, rain, go away...come again another day."

Then in the afternoon, we went to the beach. We built several sand castles, played in the waves, and even tried to take naps (that one didn't go over very well...). Nice try mommy and daddy.

This evening, we went to another one of our favorite places to eat - Charlie Horse. Brian and I both had crab legs, one of our favorite things to have while in Daytona Beach.

Fun at the Beach, Day 1

We started our trip yesterday around 1:30 to drive to Daytona Beach. We knew it would be a long trip with the girls, but 30 minutes into the trip, Macy began asking "are we at the beach yet?" I really think that she asked 472 times before we actually got here. We finally pulled in at 2:15am (1:15 our time). The girls had been asleep for a while in the car so we just moved them to the beds. They woke up bright and early, jumping on the bed, saying "we're going to the beach, we're going to the beach!!"

We spent part of the morning at the pool, but the girls were so excited to get to the beach that we quickly went.

Brian and the girls built a sandcastle that Molly quickly knocked over. She just couldn't stand it the higher Brian made it.

After the beach, we went to one of our favorite places to eat, Inlet Harbor. They have a live band who has been playing there for years. The girls enjoyed getting out on the dance floor and dancing.

My Two Ballerinas

Dance started back today and the girls were so excited. This is Macy's second year and Molly's first year. I was really nervous about Molly starting dance because I didn't know how well she would follow direction. She did absolutely fantastic. She had a few moments of dancing on her own off to the side of the room, but so did every other 3 year old in the room (and she is 2 1/2). Macy is doing ballet, tap and tumbling and Molly is doing ballet and tumbling. They love it and so does mommy!

Molly had fun with another couple of girls while waiting for Macy to be done with her class.

Macy's Class:

Molly's Class:

My Sanity is Returning!!

Today, the girls started back to Mother's Day Out. I couldn't believe how much I got done in just 5 hours. We had not had MDO for over six weeks. I think the girls were getting tired of me! I actually loved going to Walmart today...no girls! So peaceful.