Memorial Day weekend

We took a mini-vacation and headed to the beach the Friday morning before Memorial Day. We stayed until Tuesday. It was nice having an extra-long weekend. On Friday, the guys golfed and the girls went down to the beach. Mia had a large time playing in the sand and standing in the ocean. On Saturday, we went to a community pool party and cook-out. The weather was beautiful and Mia LOVED the swimming pool. She didn't want to wear her swimmies though. She just wanted to hold on to someone. We decided to head back to the house to change Mia after her "pa-poo". Then we all headed out to the beach. Mia was busy keeping up with everyone and digging in the sand. After a few hours on the beach, we went home to grill steaks and burgers. Yummy! Sunday morning Emily and Brian went back home and me, daddy, and Ryan went fishing while Mimi kept Mia. We had a great time fishing. We caught several fish, but daddy caught the only keeper. Sunday night, Ryan and I headed down to Little River for a dinner date at Crab Catchers. It was a beautiful night. We ate out on the deck overlooking the inlet and listened to the band and watched the casino boat take off for it's night outing. Monday we hung around the house and rested. Pa-Pa and Ryan went crabbing for the first time and came back w/6 crabs! They cooked them and fried some fish. We found out Mia really likes fried flounder. We came back Tuesday afternoon, well-rested and ready to face the rest of the work week.

While at the beach, Mia learned made some vocabulary progress. She addresses my mom and dad as Mimi and Pa-Pa consistenly. She calls Emily "linly." She loves to go "outshide" and play in the "wa-er". She tells you when she has "pa-poo" in her diaper. If you tell her you love her, she blows you kisses "mu-ah". She points at Madelyn and says "baby". She kisses, pats the bottom and loves on her baby doll. She plays like a big girl with her tea set. Now, if we could just get rid of the tantrums....