Beach-Part 2

So this is the first summer we have waited until August to hit the beach...and this wasn't by our own choice. The week we were there was the only week available for the beach house we love so much. It was hard reading on Facebook week in and week out about everyone elses beach vacations...but our time was coming so we patiently waited...and waited...and waited.

Finally, our week arrived and we loaded up and headed out!



Each morning Tripp would take his morning nap on the beach...



Then he would play a little...these were his first moments playing on the beach...









My dad didn't come to the beach with us this year...but on more than one occasion Tripp's facial expressions were very much like my dad's. The picture above is a perfect example.







I attempted to get a picture of Ruth Ann and Tripp together on the beach...but these two beach bums are a little bit difficult to photograph together!









After a little play time, Tripp usually headed in for a bottle and an afternoon nap. The rest of us stayed on the beach to play until about 3pm...then we headed back to the house to relax in the pool...





Floaties are a MUST if you have Ruth Ann in the vicinity of a body of water. To date she has jumped in the pool without a life jacket on 4 times...swimming lessons will be a must for this girl next summer...my heart can't take another summer of this!