The Beach with Nan and Russell

Last Tuesday we headed to the beach for the rest of the week. It was SO NICE and relaxing! The weather was cooler than I had hoped it would be but it didn't matter. Just being down there makes us all lazy! Russell and Nan joined us about 1am on Thursday morning. Alex was excited to see them the next morning! He got lots of extra attention and play time. Nan was at his side anytime he needed the "gunk gunk" song and Russell was always ready to play-except when something was on TV and Alex wanted him in the kitchen on the floor in a very particular spot-Russell wouldn't go. He calls Russell "usha rusha" and he says Aunt Nan really well. We went to the park, the pool, the beach, to get ice cream 3 nights in a row, the outlet mall, and just hung out and were very lazy! One day we put Alex down for a nap in his pack n play-we were gonna start moving him to the big bed after the beach trip. BUT we couldn't wait any longer! We heard his bedroom door open and out he walked. I had him show me how he got out of his pack n play and he was like a little gymnast. He just flipped over the side. So it was only the big bed from that day forward. The big bed saga is for a whole other post!
Trying shrimp, he spit it out:)


Playing at the mall.


He kept yelling "kindermusik" when he would beat on the drums.

With Dad and Russell on the beach.

He loved being in the pool as long as someone was holding on to him. He liked watching Russell and Daddy throw the football over the pool and playing "shark" where someone would swim underwater and pop up at him.

Nan entertaining him with the "gunk gunk" song.

Enjoying Bahama Bob's.

The last night Russell and Nan bought him a chocolate covered banana. He had been eying them in the display case the 2 nights before and called them "hot dogs." He was pleasantly surprised I think! He loved eating John's orange sherbert and he always wanted to try whatever Nan was eating. John paid him a nickel one night to try my rocky road. He took the nickel, put it in his pocket, ate a bite of mine, and then wouldn't eat it again...just John's:)