Day two at the beach was fun, and we were better prepared with warmer clothes this time around. :) Still, Ben and Doug had to have a contest to see if they could go in farther than they did the day before. They are crazy!
Doug's parents came for a few hours to meet us at the beach to play. Tucker had a great time playing baseball. They had so much fun!
We were busy being cheerleaders to the baseball players, I took my eyes off Taylor for a few minutes. But she was on a blanket, so I didn't think too much of it. I looked over and she was face down in the sand. :) Poor little lady!
So, the plan was to spend the whole labor day weekend at the beach. But if you have ever traveled with two small children, in small quarters, it is not easy! As grateful as we were to be able to stay there and as much fun as we were having, two babies with no naps, it is not fun! :) So, we decided to pack up on Sunday and spend Sunday night in Olympia at Sadie's parents house. That would also give us a little bit of a head start on the long trip home for Monday. Sadie's parents were out of town in Italy, so it worked out perfect. We could spread out and we still got a good beach fix! :)
Before we left we wanted to get some family pics. I took some for Doug & Sadie and Sadie snapped some for us.
A very typical family picture...
Love these two...
Oh. And we thought it would be fun to take our little jetta, that sits about 1 inch off the ground, out for a little spin on the sand. BAD idea! It was actually really scary. After pictures, we drove around for a bit, it was so beautiful, then we tried to find an access road to get off the beach on. We found one, but after getting closer we realized that there was a lot of soft sand. We drove past it at first, hoping to find another one, but then we realized that the tide was coming up and we didn't have a lot of time. We were HAVING to drive closer to the soft sand because the water was coming up so close. So...long story short, we decided to just do it. That was a bad idea.
Yeah...we got a little stuck! Then as these nice young men were pushing us out, our bumper ripped off! My poor little jetta has been through so much! Finally a guy in a big truck came and pulled us out. He was a local and he gave us some advice, told us exactly where to go, and what speed to go at, and miracle of all miracles we did it! I seriously thought that we were going to be stuck on that beach all night and the tide would wash us out to sea! And our two tired and hungry children were happy to be off the beach as well!
Doug's parents came for a few hours to meet us at the beach to play. Tucker had a great time playing baseball. They had so much fun!
We were busy being cheerleaders to the baseball players, I took my eyes off Taylor for a few minutes. But she was on a blanket, so I didn't think too much of it. I looked over and she was face down in the sand. :) Poor little lady!
So, the plan was to spend the whole labor day weekend at the beach. But if you have ever traveled with two small children, in small quarters, it is not easy! As grateful as we were to be able to stay there and as much fun as we were having, two babies with no naps, it is not fun! :) So, we decided to pack up on Sunday and spend Sunday night in Olympia at Sadie's parents house. That would also give us a little bit of a head start on the long trip home for Monday. Sadie's parents were out of town in Italy, so it worked out perfect. We could spread out and we still got a good beach fix! :)
Before we left we wanted to get some family pics. I took some for Doug & Sadie and Sadie snapped some for us.
A very typical family picture...
Love these two...
Oh. And we thought it would be fun to take our little jetta, that sits about 1 inch off the ground, out for a little spin on the sand. BAD idea! It was actually really scary. After pictures, we drove around for a bit, it was so beautiful, then we tried to find an access road to get off the beach on. We found one, but after getting closer we realized that there was a lot of soft sand. We drove past it at first, hoping to find another one, but then we realized that the tide was coming up and we didn't have a lot of time. We were HAVING to drive closer to the soft sand because the water was coming up so close. So...long story short, we decided to just do it. That was a bad idea.
Yeah...we got a little stuck! Then as these nice young men were pushing us out, our bumper ripped off! My poor little jetta has been through so much! Finally a guy in a big truck came and pulled us out. He was a local and he gave us some advice, told us exactly where to go, and what speed to go at, and miracle of all miracles we did it! I seriously thought that we were going to be stuck on that beach all night and the tide would wash us out to sea! And our two tired and hungry children were happy to be off the beach as well!
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Cute family pictures! Oh how I miss the beach. I can't help but laugh that you got stuck on the beach!!
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