Sunset Beach

We just returned from the best vacation we've had since Grace was born. We spent a week at the beach with Nana and Uncle Ben. We rented a house on Sunset Beach and honestly, there is no beach like it and we have been to lots of beaches. Sunset Beach has these wonderful wade pools from the tide going out- as you can see from the photo below. So the kids play in these huge pools of water that only get about 2 1/2 feet deep, at the most. There are still fish and crabs to chase and none of the worry of big waves and currents. Grace and Isaac had a blast. Our house was just a block-if even that-from the beach so we kind of came and went as we pleased. Ben, of course, got severely sunburned on the first day. He also consistently hoped that the 16 year old girls vacationing with their parents were actually 25 year old grad students there to party. He took the disappointment well. Nana had a great time too. She and Grace shared a room and got to spend lots of time holding and playing with Isaac. Our good friends, Betsy, Paul, Hayden, and Evan came down on Wednesday. We had a blast with them too. This is a picture of the beach at low tide. You can see the wading pools.

The four of us down on the beach in the late afternoon- the best time of day to be at the beach.Uncle Ben and his weird beach towel.

Nana and Grace. This house had a hammock and we spent lots of time swinging.
Isaac was a force to be reckoned when it came to the beach. He loved the sand and the surf and wanted to be on the go as much as possible. He was adorable. People walking the beach would just stop and stare at him as he made his way from one group of sunbathers to the next. He also loved the boogie boards.
Hayden, Isaac, and Grace playing in a wade pool.
The girls leisurely hanging in the hammock.
BillaBong! here I come!

The girls playing in the sand and sharing???
The "guys." Evan, Paul, Sid, and Isaac. -right before we headed out for a boat ride on the InterCoastal Waterway.
Here, I am holding little Evan and the girls are enjoying the ride. Isaac is crawling around on the floor of the boat. He DID NOT want to be held.

Grace and Daddy having so much fun on the boat.

Here, Uncle Ben is working on his sunburn.
I love those thighs!
Me and my little guy having fun in the ocean.
Grace making sand pies.

Isaac eating sand pies.
How cute is that hat?