One more day at the beach

We made sure to make the most of our last day at the beach house with lots more time in the sand and waves.

Meredith was getting a little more comfortable with being in the sand so we had lots of fun building sand castles and making more sand cookies.
Meredith and Granddad exploring the beach.
And she finally got brave enough to purposely walk into the water.
With that proving to be less scary than she thought, she went ahead and tried out some splashing!
And more wading...

And jumping in the waves.
What could be more fun than this?

More beach fun

Our second full day at the beach, we had lots of fun activities planned. We started off with a trip to Adventure Island and when we got home Bubbie had a Treasure Hunt planned for Winston and Meredith.

Meredith and Daddy on the Go Carts at Adventure Island. We let Meredith choose if she wanted to ride the Go Carts or a Tug Boat ride, to which she replied "Or both." And we fell for it.
This pirate delivered the first clue to finding his treasure. Even after Meredith figured out that it was Daddy, she still wouldn't walk with him.
Look how excited Meredith was at finding the clues.
The last clue led them to the X. Winston was a pro at digging with a shovel.
Digging into the pirate's treasure.
Meredith warmed up the pirate mask and had fun trying it out.
Meredith ended her treasure hunt with hunting for lots and lots of shells.
And then she played a fun game with her pirate treasure whistle that including Bubbie and I running around the beach like crazy whenever she would blow it.
The whistle also sometimes meant you should dance.
Beautiful sunset to end a beautiful day.

Jillian's 6 month stats

Jillian went in for her 6 month check-up right before we headed to the beach and got another glowing report! She got lots of shots, but did great with them yet again. This time Meredith was there to offer her comfort, which was so sweet.

Weight 17lb 4 oz (75%)
Height 27in (90%)
Head 47.1 (99%)

Yep, head is still holding strong and looking cute as ever! :)

Beach Babies

We had been counting the days until last weekend for months! Bubbie had planned a great trip to Gulf Shores, AL to celebrate her big birthday as well as Granny Annie's big birthday this year. Bubbie rented a beautiful house for all of us plus Granny Annie and Neal's Uncle Ken, Aunt Mimi and Winston (who is just a bit older than Meredith so the perfect beach buddy).

There is nothing I love more than the beach and I was so excited to get to spend the weekend with so many people we love in my favorite location.

Introducing Jillian to the beach

And a little "stroll" along the shore...

Dipping her toes in the waves with Daddy
Big sis was a little more appprehensive about everything - starting from when we first got out of the car. She didn't want to get her shoes dirty on the sand that was on the driveway - imagine what happened when we actually got to the beach!
Look at this happy beach baby
Everyone had a great time with kites on the windy beach
Bubbie and her girls
The cousins making sand castles (or in Meredith's case, she was making cookies or her lunch for school). I love that Jillian was able to get right in there like a big kid too.
Getting down and dirty!

We were so excited to get to introduce Jilian to Granny Annie too - they had so much fun together!