Beach Trip

We just got back from a trip to visit Paige, Barry, and Ella. They only live about 20 minutes from Ocean City, Maryland, so we were able to go to the beach too!
We left early Wednesday morning and got there around 10ish. We got a little lost on the way down so it took us longer than we thought it would. We need to invest in a GPS- we always get lost! Owen must have said Ella's name 50 times on the way down. He was so excited to see her! Instead of going right to the beach when we got there, we thought we'd wait and go after the kids took a nap. It's a good thing we waited because when we got to the beach it was extremely windy. I don't think they would have napped too well on the beach. Owen loved playing in the sand, but was not interested in the ocean. Ella loved the sand too and had no problem getting it all over her and even eating it! We only stayed at the beach for a couple hours before heading home and going out to dinner at Station 7. After dinner we gave Owen and Ella a bath and an amazing thing happened.... Owen said, "Mommy, I go poopy," and immediately I checked to make sure there were no floaters in the tub. Then, I took him out and put him on the potty...and he peed!!! I was so excited and he was so proud. I know it was probably just a coincidence, but it was still great. He can't wait to tell everyone all about it.

Thursday morning we woke up and the kids played for a little before getting ready to go to the beach. I think Owen has Ella hooked on choo choos which makes him thrilled. We got to the beach early. Owen decided he liked the ocean and we had to remind him he can't just run out into the water because the waves were pretty rough and high. (An attempt at a family picture- too much for Owen to look at)

We decided to bring the kids home for a nap and it was Mike's job to keep them awake on the ride home since he was sitting in the back seat squished between the two carseats. Paige and I were laughing so hard at him attempting to keep them awake. The minute he turned to Owen to try to keep him awake, Ella would doze off and as soon as he turned to wake her up, Owen would fall right to sleep. He finally gave up and just let them sleep. After naps we got delicious Mexican for dinner. Then, we headed for the Salisbury Zoo. It is a great zoo and best of all- it's free and has a huge playground. This morning we got up and got ready to head home. Part of me really wanted to spend a few more hours at the beach. It is so much fun watching Owen play, but we decided it was too much work to pack for the beach and then drive home after that. We decided to go to the Kite Loft and Grotto's Pizza for lunch before going home.

Although it was a short visit, we had a very nice time. On the way home Owen kept saying he wanted to go back to play with Ella. Bless his heart.