Tuesday, August 18, 2009

la playa

this weekend we got a last minute vacation invite from adam's sister and her family. we packed up on friday and headed to the beach for 2 nights. olivia loves hanging with her cousins and we had a great time soaking up some sun and getting in some good laughs. thanks guys! sorry this is picture overload... i had lots of good ones and figured i might as well document the fun we had!


taking a pool break for some crackers with coleman. can you tell they've been doing some serious swimming?

a shot with mom....rare.

olivia warmed right up to uncle garrett when he sang her some songs one night before bed

a little tubby time after a long beach day!

giving me a fake smile she she can get back to playing hard

pondering what she wants for lunch on the beach....

hi mom!

heading out to sea with her buddy coleman. she is obsessed with him. it's pretty funny. he is a great entertainer.

paddy cake with mckinley

the 3 kiddos

i love this one. it captures what olivia thinks of coleman perfectly. everything he does is so funny to her. don't mind how deep the water is... i promise i was watching them.

she takes her body surfing seriously. she had a method. crawl towards the wave until it's right in your face, then sit down on your bum and brace yourself till it passes. then, keep moving!

playtime in the "pool"

sometimes olivia gets in major worker bee mode at the beach...these next few pics show that...





coleman decided he would like to know what these fishermen were up to so he cruised on over for a look

"don't worry mckinley, sometimes i need my binkie on the beach too."

buddies

coleman showing us how to lounge in the little pool he found

missing her nap meant a binkie on the beach and her periodically climbing on me saying, "go...go."

eventually we caved and left for a nap. she fell asleep just like this and ended up taking her nap by the pool. i can't complain about that!

one last cousin pic before we head home!


on a side note- here's how our little crab olivia got around for a lot of the trip. why walk OR crawl when you can use this really comfortable method of transportation? i guess it was quite appropriate for the beach!

11 comments:

Katie M said...

HELLLOOOOO SKINNY MINI?!

sorry, it had to be said.

loved these pics. olivia always looks like she's having fun.

Erica said...

It is a total gorilla crawl! I love it! I can't believe her tan lines! She has gotten so tan this summer. She is a totally daredevil when it comes to the ocean. You guys are awesome that you let her just go for it! I will be freaking out! And the playing she does in the sadn is to die for, minus all that sand! I hate the sand. I also can't believe you are pregnant?! You look so tiny! I love the picture of the cousins in the tub together. I always think that is so cute that they can bathe together. What a cute post and a great vacation.

Jessie and Taylor Miller said...

Her hair is getting so long all of a sudden! I loved all of these photos.

Rachel said...

ok i love the crab crawl! But wouldn't it seriously just be easier to just suck it up and walk?? what a cutie though. We'll have to have you guys over to Windermere soon, well if you're not at the beach..which seems to be a weekly event for you all!

J & J said...

how are you so skinny and pregnant? i am NOT skinny! gosh. jealllooouuussss. here are two things i love about this post: olivia's flexibility and olivia's sweet leg-tan line. it is SO CUTE.

Heather and Dave said...

What fun photos! You guys are lucky you get to the beach so often, lucky you're all SOOO tan, and lucky to have such a sweet little lady to make you laugh all day. What a fun little personality she has. Glad she loves the water!! When do you find out if this babe is a he or she??

Alex and Garrett said...

Great pictures - they make our trip look very fun, which it was! We were glad you could come over. Olivia is too cute and yes, to mirror everyone's comments - you are far too skinny to be almost 5 months pregnant. Now go eat a cheeseburger or something. . . . and Go Large while you're at it.

Blogful said...

Look how long her hair is! Look how tan your beach bay is!

kara jo haught said...

Seriously abbie you look amazing!! way to make a fat pregnant girl feel like i want to die... just kidding i embrace my pregnancies, changing body and every bit of delicious food i have no guilt eating!!

D3AB said...

I love that phrase "worker bee mode." I am going to have to use that one. Loved the pics!

Lauren said...

your baby is so tan! I love all the beach pics, each is cuter than the one before... I mean, how can you choose which ones to post, right?