Beach Baby, Beach Baby, There On the Sand

Here are some pictures of our morning spent on the beach yesterday. We were chased off by 12:30 due to very dark storm clouds which eventually brought a little rain, but for the most part, we had very nice (very hot) weather.

Emily loves the ocean, so she's usually sitting in her little pink chair down by the water. However, we had to get Owen under some shade, so we came up to our area to play in the sand. When Emily plays in the sand, she has a very specific routine. First, she makes Dan fill her bucket with water. After he brings it back to her, she dumps it out in the sand. Then, she orders him back to the water to fill the bucket again. After several trips, Dan told Emily she had to walk to the water too (I think he hoped she'd tire and not make him continue going back and forth).

Owen spent his time on the beach napping...

After nap and bath, Emily and Grandpa headed outside to try out a scooter. At first, dad had to push her on the scooter, and she simply held on. But by the end, she was using her foot to push herself along.
Dan and I then had a date night. Dad and Shirley offered to watch the kids while we went out on our own. We headed to Myrtle Beach for the evening. First, we hit the outlets. Dan wanted a coat, but instead, we ended up getting the kids clothes (go figure). We then planned on eating at Broadway on the Beach; somehow we missed our turn, and we ended up in downtown Myrtle Beach. That was okay...we admired the water as we tried to find our way back to the highway. We did finally get to where we were going, and we ate at Tripp's - very yummy! Then we walked around, saw some fireworks, and fought traffic to get out of the parking lot. I've never seen a parking lot so packed except for concerts and sporting events...it was crazy! We returned home and I went into the bedroom to find my little bed hog was once again in the middle of the huge bed.