Saturday, March 21, 2015

Spring Beak Beach Trip...

After work Wednesday of Spring Break, we got Sam and Cooper and hit the road towards the beach!  We made a quick stop in Summit to pick up Anna Lauren from Nanna and off we went.  In D'Iberville, we managed to have a little accident and get stuck in the mud in the flooding rain...wasn't funny at the time but makes for some good laughs now.  A tow truck and $125 later we were on our way and finally made it to the beach late Wednesday night.  We were so thankful Pop Pop and MeMe let us use their condo for a few days so we could enjoy a little getaway the last part of Spring Break!



We woke up Thursday morning to a rainy day at the beach...so...we enjoyed a lazy morning and then took Sam to Lambert's because she had never been, and we were sure she needed to experience the home of the thrown rolls!


Thursday there were some breaks in the rain.  After lunch it wasn't raining so we went to the beach for a little while.  Cooper quickly found some older boys with a soccer ball and was in heaven playing with them.


It started like this and ended with them completely soaked and having to ride back to the condo naked freezing to death...


After dinner we headed to the ropes course...


There are these very rare moments that they actually surprise me with their sweetness...




Sam was really funny...she acted like it was no big deal but once she got up there, she was like...wow...this is harder than I expected. It would take her a minute before she would get the courage to move to the next thing...


Cooper enjoyed the "Cooper size" one...


And before long, he had convinced Daddy to play putt putt golf with him...





We ended Thursday with a ferris wheel ride and ice cream before heading back to the condo...we were not going to let the weather keep us from having fun!


Friday we woke up to another rainy day at the beach...this day it just happened to rain ALL day long.  So...we had a lazy morning and then hit the bowling alley and outlet mall.





You know...that 4 year old attention span.  After 30 minutes of bowling, he moved onto something else.


I was so bad that I obviously was willing to try anything to knock down a pin...


Saturday morning we woke up to a gorgeous day, and we headed to the beach!



While digging a hole, Cooper and Matt found a crab...Cooper was so proud of their crab!


Pretty sure our kids have the same love for the beach their Daddy and Mommy have...he was so happy!




Just doing what she does...



They were all hard at work...



Sun bathing beauties...


According to Anna Lauren it wasn't cold...pretty sure her face tells us differently...






It was such a beautiful day on the beach with my family... 


After lunch, we hit the pool at the Wharf...and yes, the water was so cold.  I do NOT do cold water...I happily sat on the side and watched.



It was a super fun day and everyone seemed to have great time! We all showered, packed up, and headed back home around 6:30 PM. Being the crazy one I am, I wanted to be home Sunday to get all our ducks in a row before going back to work and school. Spring Break was for sure fun while it lasted...but...all good things have to come to an end, right?

Nerf Gun War...

Anna Lauren spent Monday through Wednesday of Spring Break with Nanna while Matt, Cooper, and I went to work and school. Sam didn't go home to Miami and her friend, Rayner, had to stay for softball.  So...my boys were SUPER excited when Sam and Rayner came over Monday night for dinner and a little nerf gun war.  And honestly, I'm not sure which kid (including Matt) had more fun!


Sam and Matt ended up behind the rail upstairs and obviously they were tired of bullets hitting them in their face so they put on Cooper's masks...


Looks like they are coming up with a plan of attack...they were making me laugh so hard.





Rayner and Cooper shot from downstairs...


The smiles this night...I had the best time just sitting back watching them and thankful we had two college kids who could have been anywhere and they chose to hang out with this cool little 4 year old!


One of my favorites of Rayner...


Shooting all while protecting her face...


This went on for a good hour, and like I said, I'm just not even sure who had the most fun.  I'm also not sure I'll ever pick up all the bullets...I will be finding them around the house for quite some time.


And then this happened...she bailed and found her a pack of cookies. To be so little, this kid can eat and eat and eat some more! Our family is loving every minute of these fun college kids!