This week was a busy one! We went out of town to the beach for a family vacation with Jason's family. We also celebrated Jason's 32nd birthday and Mary Eloise turning 13 months old.
This was not ME's first beach experience, in fact it was her 4th, but definitely her best overall!
On Sunday, we got up and played around the house and finished packing for our trip. After a nap, it was off to our bestie Vivian's 2nd birthday party. It was a ton of fun and Mary Eloise was so excited to run around with Vivian. She also liked looking at Vivian's birthday loot. After the party, we left for the beach. We timed it very nicely so that way we knew ME would rest a little in the car and we could be on our way. Mary Eloise did well in the car until about 45 minutes away-- never makes for a fun end of the trip, but when we did finally arrive she was given a grand welcome and played for a while.
We got up and went for a run and she enjoyed looking at the change of scenery. (We went to Panama City Beach, Florida, we generally go to Destin, but my oldest nephew Reed had a baseball tournament.) We then returned and went down to the beach. At first ME wasn't sure about the sand, but my youngest nephew, Rhett, allowed her to sit on his boogie board and he played in the sand with her and she warmed up fast. She also liked the ocean and going out in the water. By the end of the week, she was an old salt with the sand and the ocean and was mastering walking in the sand.
ME also loved the pool and showed off her skills by jumping off the side of the pool. She does great sitting on the side and jumping off to you and will stand there as well, the problem with standing is one must keep hold of her because she will run off and hop into the hot tub! (She didn't but the look in her eyes told me everything :) )
Each day was about the same and she enjoyed eating out in the evenings, although I noticed her appetite wasn't great. I figured it was the change of environment and also teething. We are now awaiting her 1 year molars to cut through.
On Saturday we said "Bye-Bye" to the beach and blew it a kiss. It is so cute to see her expressions progress. We traveled home and she did perfectly. We stopped at a new favorite place outside of Troy and Montgomery, Sweet P's! Mary Eloise adored Sweet Pea the cow and moo'ed and clapped her hands and was eager to pet her. Then we had some delicious lunch and ME ran around for a little while and we finished the remainder of our trip home, which ME slept!
We were very happy to be home and in our beds that night! The Scoggins family was out by 8:30!
Until next week!
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