Da Beach

We went down to "da beach"(that is what Alex called it the whole time we were there) the week before Thanksgiving. It was a much needed vacation for John. We got lots of rest and did lots of nothing...except eat. :)
Jimmy and Emily joined us on Friday for the weekend, before we left on Sunday. Here are Alex and Jimmy in their matching polo sweaters.


Jimmy and Emily have these fish sitting on a dresser in the bedroom Alex stayed in. He loved them and had to carry them around with him everywhere he went inside. He had to kiss them goodnight and we had to put them to bed in a drawer because I thought they would distract him from going to sleep. One morning I went in to get him and he had reached and opened both of the drawers and got the "fishies" out. It was hilarious! Also, side story, the second day we were there we had gone out outlet mall shopping the whole day and so he still hadn't been down to the beach. That night when we put him to bed he cried a lot. I went in to check on him and with his tear stained face he turned and looked at me and said "da beach!" It was so sad and funny at the same time. We had to promise to take him the next day.


Pointing to "da boats" from our balcony.

There is also this lighthouse in one of the bedrooms. We had to get it down and let him play with it on the coffee table. He liked to walk his fingers up the stairs and just kind of mess with it (ie, point to the door, twirl the thing on top, etc.) It kept him occupied!

Playing football on the beach with dad.


We forgot there was an indoor pool so I didn't pack swim suits. But we knew he would LOVE the "wa wa." So I wore John's basketball shorts and a tshirt and we put Alex in a regular diaper. He had the best time playing around. After we got him back upstairs we realized how BIG his diaper was! It was sooo heavy! But I was not paying 12 bucks for a pack of swimmie diapers to use only one.:)

Enjoying his grilled cheese at Lulu's! He just looked deliriously happy!