Trip to the beach and my mannerific boy!

Thursday we left for Shelton to spend some time with Chad's mom and his family and we also had plans to head to Ocean Shores. We got to see some friends while we were there and celebrate Chad's grandpa's 80th birthday, which was fun! We had some good times with family and friends and KJ always enjoys seeing family that he doesn't get to see very often because of the long drive, but we are really happy we got to go!

Saturday morning we headed for the ocean, we were really excited to see KJ's reaction since he hadn't been there since he was 11 months old. It's also nice going down because we are able to stay at Chad's grandpa's lot and not have to worry about hotel costs. So, when we got there we took time getting the place ready and grabbed lunch and then it was off to the beach! We started to walk their and then realized the paths were all covered in water and after making it half-way there in a round-about way we realized we couldn't go farther so had to turn around and get the car. Once we got to the beach, KJ took off towards the water with dad and started walking right up to the tide until it started coming back his way and then he wasn't quite sure what to do.

After playing near the water, we headed back up on the beach and got KJ's sand toys out and he had a blast playing in the sand and watching me and Chad fly the kite! He also loved that Grandma Martha was there to help out and join in on the fun!

Sunday we walked around the shops looking for mother's day gifts for both of our moms and we just took our time checking all of the different shops out. Since we do that everytime we go we know what many of the places have since not a lot of the merchandise changes, it's still a fun thing to do. We also took KJ to the big fish tank at the Shilo Inn so he could see some pretty fish. After shopping, we headed back to the place for some lunch and R&R before our second trip to the beach. Chad, KJ and I headed to the beach and instead of playing in the sand, KJ spent his time flying his Tigger kite we got him. It was the PERFECT kite for him and so easy for him to fly. There were no sticks/extra strings, etc... just a little thing you could unfold and throw into the wind. Here are some photos from our second day at the beach:

Here is a picture of the three (or 4, rather) of us once we got back from the beach:



It turned out to be such a great trip! (And, what a wonderful Mother's Day Gift!) I was completely exhausted and not feeling very well by Monday so it was nice to get home, but I am looking forward to taking two little ones to the beach next time!

In other news... KJ is turning into such a little boy! More words keep flying out of his mouth, ie. amazing, giraffe, just about all of his relative's names, PLEASE & THANK YOU! Yep, he is starting to become more aware of when to use his manners and it is so exciting. He will ask for something and I can ask "what do you say?" and he will say "Peese" ahh... it is so adorable and I'm very proud of the little guy. Could being a mom be more fun?