Isle of Palms 2012

A couple weeks ago we went to Isle of Palms with Michael's family.  There are 31 of us staying in this house, so there is never a dull moment!  This year there were lots of kids, and it was definitely a different trip than we have had in the past!  There was Dash (21 months), Patrick (14 months), Avery (3 months) and Harper (2 weeks). Patrick was 3 months old the last time he went to the beach, so I was excited for him to really experience it this time.  The house was 3 stories and beautiful, it was right on the beach with a pool connected to it, but it also wasn't baby-proofed.  Patrick was at a tough age this year since he is constantly moving and doesn't quite understand when you tell him no and why. Plus, he was teething to top it off!  His teeth were really hurting him (he was getting his first year molars in) and he let us know about it!  There were a couple of pretty rough days, where he was biting me, pulling on my mouth constantly, and having really bad meltdowns!  He told us loud and clear that he was hurting!!  He also didn't sleep that great, so I was pretty exhausted the whole time, but he did forget about his teeth a few times and let his bubbly personality shine through which made it totally worth it!

Playing at the airport.  He did great on the plane both times and slept through the entire flight!

Ready for the pool

Swimming with mommy

He liked the big float

But hated the float we bought for him

Taking a nap with daddy on the porch after swimming 

He loved reading with Nana on the porch

Hanging out on the beach before dinner

Can you tell how curly his hair has gotten?  It was pretty windy, so there was no controlling those curls!

Playing on the beach in his pajamas after nap time

This face pretty much sums up his 2 days of teething misery

So much happier this day!  Can you tell how much energy he has?  

This was probably his favorite activity at the beach.  Closing the door and yelling through it.

He does this new thing where he covers his mouth when he laughs really hard

Hello boys, I have arrived!  He is walking into the den where the boys were all watching baseball at the time.  He couldn't be left out of all the fun!

Hanging out with Avery

The boys after golf

Michael and I went out one night to dinner while Nana watched Patrick.  Since we were dressed up, we took a few pictures on the beach before going out

Our little wiggle worm doesn't like to be still, even for just a second!

You can't really see it, but those are Patrick's footprints

When we got back from dinner they had set up a song contest... here are the boys

And the girls.  I feel like a dork for saying this, but I don't listen to the radio anymore, so I didn't know the Justin Beiber song they were singing.  Now if they would have picked an Elmo song, I could have rocked that out ..... :)