Beach - Day 4

Cole started his day off by getting back into bed - his outside bed that is. He loved to take the towels we had drying outside and make a "bed" out of them.

Savannah started her day out screaming & crying. Partially for good reason, she rubbed sunscreen in her eye. She produced plenty of tears to wash it out though. Cole & Savannah both HATE getting their sunscreen put on. They scream & cry through the entire process which only makes it take twice as long as it would if they would just sit still. It is going to be a LONG summer....

The BOSS

"What mommy?"

We attempted to make a sand castle again...Savannah destroyed it.

Savannah thought pouring her water bottle into the bucket was a real treat.

Eating some fruit snacks in the shade.

I took Savannah inside to change her diaper, so Daddy & Cole rushed to make a sand castle in the peace of a Savannah-less beach. They did a great job. They were just finishing up when Savannah & I got back on the beach....

....Savannah finished it off. She managed to destroy it in no time flat making her way around to each dome one at a time & flattening it.

Then she stood back and looked at all that she had conquered. (Check out those feet buried in the sand! She definitely conquered her fear of sand this week.)

Cole standing triumphant on what is left of his sand castle. His comment during the destruction "Oh no! Pavannah!" (spoken with a heavy southern drawl, and that is not a typo - that is how he says her name!)

Gotta love the after nap time grin!

We went out for a really yummy dinner, and then went to ride the airplane. Cole has been asking to do this every day since we went to play mini golf. He has also been asking to play "putt-putt" every day. We didn't play golf again, but we did take him to ride the airplane. We were afraid he would be scared to do it alone (no grown ups allowed on this one), but he had a great time.

Savannah, who usually hates the carousel, really enjoyed her carousel ride tonight.

We had one ticket left, so Cole decided he wanted to ride on the kiddy ferris wheel. I couldn't believe that he didn't get upset. He did so great. He stood in line and handed his ticket to the worker all by himself. He is just getting way too big!

We did some shopping at a tourist's shop, stopped for some homemade key lime pie, took a stroll on the beach, and then got ready for bed. One thing about this place - it is not childproof. Savannah thought playing peek-a-boo inside the cabinet was very funny. Cole got in on the fun too (cabinet to the left), but somehow I didn't get his picture.

So our Moss party of four vacation is coming to a close. It has been a fun time. We have watched almost no TV, sang lots of songs, played in the sand, swam in the pool, let the waves tickle our toes, and eaten very well. Tomorrow it is back to reality and Cole's question of "Where is our home?" How do you explain to a two year old, that home is not a place, it is the family you love and the feelings you have when you are with them?