We went on our first family vacation to the ocean and it was marvelous! For the sake of simplicity, we decided to go to the little shoreline town where I grew up. Our little cottage was walking distance from the beach and was perfect for us.
Papu and Yaya were visiting from California, and we enjoyed having fried clams for dinner and a walk by the water. We'd love to see them more often!
Early in the week, Gram Gram came down and visited for the day. Sophia and Ethan had a great time playing with Gram Gram! During our first trip to the beach, we learned that both Sophia and Ethan loved splashing in the water and eating sand. We fully expected them to try a little sand, but had no idea they'd love it so much! It was a mixed blessing when the weather got cool during the middle of the week and we decided to walk on the beach instead of sitting on it.
We also learned that Sophia and Ethan love to eat out. We went to dinner early (around 5pm) and so there were a lot of grandparents in the restaurant who enjoyed playing with the kids. Sophia and Ethan just basked in the limelight, and we're still not sure who was more entertained - our kids or the other folks at the restaurant! In any case, we all had such a great time that we ate out often.
We decided to unplug for the week (no cell phones, no computers), so we also played games and cards and read books and talked. One night after the kids were asleep, Steve and I had fun drinking whiskey and smoking cigars under the stars. What fun!
Sophia is now crawling slowly on her hands and knees and pulling up. Ethan is pulling up and is getting ready to crawl on his hands and knees, too. With all of their new found mobility, they are getting into everything - which is both fun to watch and keeping us watchful!
Some pictures...
Before vacation, our friend Ginger got a great shot of Ethan...
Sophia learns to type with Dad-Dad...
After baths, Steve dries Sophia's hair so she doesn't get cold...
Ethan and Mum-Mum...
Sophia crawls through the door of the house while Ethan looks on...
Sophia up on all fours!
The playgroup... From the top - Maya, Amalia, Sophia, Tommy, Ethan, and Emery. We didn't stage this - the kids just lined up! :)
The cottage...
Living room at the cottage
Kitchen at the cottage...
Steph holding Sophia, Papu, and Yaya holding Ethan...
Yaya with Ethan, Papu, Steph with Sophia...
Steph, Sophia, Steve, and Ethan
Ethan and Sophia enjoyed Papu's sense of humor... they thought he was funny. So did Yaya!
Gram Gram sang and played with Ethan and Sophia...
Sophia's first bite of sand...
Mmmm.... gritty...
Sophia-sandy-beard...
Ethan examines the sand...
...and picks some up...
"It's kinda crunchy..."
Mmmmm....
Sophia playing at the cottage...
Ethan was fascinated by the coffee table at the cottage. He had great fun putting toys on the little shelf and then taking them off again...
good friends Alexis and Craig had a baby boy last year and named him Jarvis - so when we passed Jarvis Road we thought we'd take a picture in honor of them...
Steve plays with Ethan and Sophia...
Steve walking the beach with Sophia...
Ethan Pepper loved the beach...
Sophia Plum looks out at the ocean...
Going home wasn't easy... We had such a wonderful time on vacation!
Our weekly mothers of twins group is only for new moms. Once the babies become toddlers (really crawling around, pulling up, and getting into things) you "graduate". Our friends Maya, and Joshua are at that point, so I took a picture of them with their mom, Jessica on their last day. Hopefully Sophia, Ethan, and I will last another few weeks or so!
The play group - Elin, Amalia, Ethan, Wes, Sophia, and Charlie.
Sophia managed to get her hands on our wipes. She had great fun pulling all of the wipes out of the little bin. She was so happy and proud of herself! :)
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