Vacation

We just returned from vacationing in New Bern, NC with Mike, Val, & Gabby. What an adventure taking a road trip with little ones! Overall they did great - they were roommates and slept through the night. After we got back from the beach things took a down turn... The girls decided they had had enough of our routines (vs. theirs) & their pack-n-plays (vs. their cribs) and certainly let us know. We cut the trip short by a day and drove through the night home. Everyone enjoyed the time away and feels refreshed! Enjoy the photos! And check out Lydia's blog for some more photos... (http://babylydie.blogspot.com)

Gabby gives Lydie a smootch! Friends indeed!


They LOVED the stairs. We spent much of the week trying to keep them from climbing...


The whole crew sight-seeing: Tryon Palace


Val & Liz enjoying the calm before the storm in the gardens of the Tryon Palace. A few moments later we were drenched!


The Pool



The Beach! As you may be able to tell by the expressions on their faces, Gabby definitely liked the beach better than Lydia. It was a hot day (even though we got there in them morning) and very windy. Since the umbrellas blew down my primary goal was to keep Lydia's hat on. Lydie had other ideas (like taking her hat off) and of course eating sand! I resorted to letting her chew on a seashell to halt the fussing. Thus, we ended up taking her for a walk in her stroller on the boardwalk and resting in the shade while Gabby played with her parents. It was a really nice beach (Atlantic)- not crowded, warm water, soft sand and besides infant challenges, a nice day!




The girls in their green dresses. It was quite a production getting these photos! It took 3 adults and much fanfare by Uncle Mark to keep them smiling (he was spouting plastic fish in the air from his mouth - a riot!)




Gabby finally smiled! :)