Vacation 2010!

We are back! We had an excellent time at the beach this year! We stayed a little North of where we have stayed in the past and it was a great choice- we had an oceanfront condo with a lazy river, kiddie pool, and regular pool...Emily was in Heaven! She greatly enjoyed getting to choose where to swim every day.

Our trip started off on Saturday the 19th. Except for 2 potty breaks/ pit stop which took an UNBEARABLY long time (there are very few stops along the route to the beach, despite the HUNDREDS of people heading that way and back every weekend in the summer), our trip was uneventful. Emily was an ANGEL in the car- played with her toys, watched her DVD player, sang songs to us. It was wonderful! We finally arrived, checked in, and were down at the pool within an hour of parking the car!

Emily LOVED the ocean and the pool both this year, which was great because they were both so close. The puddle jumper ($15 at Walmart) was FANTASTIC- she looooved the water and the fact that she could swim "alone". She also quickly learned that in the Lazy River, it was super cozy to curl up next to Daddy and ride, ride, ride. I think it made him feel like a million bucks!

We had some delicious meals out. Paul and I were fortunate enough to have the in-laws there to stay with Emily in the evenings so we took advantage and had lots of dates. We had delicious she-crab soup (my fave!) and one night we went to a Brazilian churrascaria called Rioz. It was incredible- they came around with meats on huge swords and would cut it tableside for you. Very cool!

We did a tiny bit of shopping, but not much. Audrey got an outfit from my mother in law from Carter's and Emily got everything else. :) Oh, well actually Paul bought himself a couple pairs of shoes and I bought a $10 sweater from the Nautica outlet. It is super difficult to take Emily out shopping anywhere so we mostly avoided that like the plague.

The only major complaint I have about our trip is the lack of sleep....sweet Emily was so excited about being on "baycation" that she woke up EVERY morning before 6, and 2 mornings before 5. One day started at 4am! To say I was exhausted would be a HUGE understatement...being 26 weeks pregnant and starting the days so early was really, really trying! Luckily, now that we're home she's back on her regular schedule- a 2-2.5 hour nap each day and sleeping 11 hours straight at night. Now THAT is something I can get used to again! :)

There are tons of pictures on Picasa web albums page (see link on the upper right side of the blog) under the Month 32 album. Enjoy!