Beach Trip- Day 2

We started our second day by taking Abby to Destin Commons to play in the splash fountains. As most of you already know, Abby loves water, and if it is water that shoots up high in the air, even better!

Pink or White, Pink or white? Hmmm...

Pink of course!

Pretty sassy, right?

Time for the water!

We left Destin Commons and headed to the Hilton to swim in the pool and eat lunch.

After all of that swimming Abby worked up quite an appetite. Here she is chowing down on an entire grilled cheese sandwich, french fries, corn, watermelon, and a bowl of ice cream with chocolate sauce.

What a day!

Beach Trip- Day 1

This past week we went to the beach to visit Abby's Grandma and Grandad in Destin. For this trip we decided to fly instead of drive since our drive to Chicago was not exactly the easiest! Our flight left at 10 am and by 2 pm we were already on the beach soaking up the sun. You've got to love an hour and a half flight!


Almost time to board the airplane.

Ready to play at the beach!

Abby likes the beach, but definitely prefers the pool. She likes to climb in and out of the baby pool splashing, laughing and playing.

Snack time~

Trying out a virgin pina coloda!

Yummy!

After the beach we had dinner at home and after a bath, Abby slept for about 13 hours. Between the plane and the sun this baby was worn out!

Day 2 to come...

4th of July Parade

This year for the 4th we went to Gram's and Gramps' house for a parade. It was so cute! There were 2 fire trucks that came and turned on the hoses so the kids could play in the water. Abby loves to play in the water so it was a blast to watch her!

Walking to the parade!

Here come the fire trucks!

Abby got to go on top of the fire truck with Daddy!

It was a great 4th of July!

Water Colors

It rained off and on this past Tuesday, so Abby and I stayed in most of the day. I think we went through every toy, puzzle, book, and dvd, so I had to find something to occupy our afternoon. I found some water color paint in the closet and set up a little art station at the kitchen table. She had a lot of fun dipping the brush in the water and painting.

Concentrating so hard on her masterpiece!

Yummy!

Yeah!!!

Chicago- Day 4

This was our last day in Chicago. We decided to leave a little earlier than planned so that we could make the drive in 2 days instead of 1. We learned our lesson the first time, and we did not want to make that mistake again! We ate breakfast in the hotel restaurant and went to the Children's Museum for the 2nd time- This time we bypassed the fountain and actually made it to the museum.

Abby starting her morning very slowly!

Finally made it to the Children's Museum. Here is Abby, to no one's surprise, playing in the WATER exhibit!

Abby driving the car

Peek-a-boo

Time for some lunch at Pizano's. Brandon loves deep dish pizza and theirs is fantastic. We were a little worried because it takes at least 30 minutes to make a pizza, and the night before we had to leave a restaurant because Abby would not sit in her seat! We ordered the biggest bowl of spaghetti you have ever seen, and let her go to town. She sat for over an hour eating everything we put in front of her, which gave Brandon an opportunity to enjoy his pizza! We were so happy!

Because she was so good at lunch, we gave Abby a little treat. We popped into More Cupcakes (just so happens to be Oprah's favorite) and got Abby a cupcake. She LOVED it!

After lunch and dessert we went back to the playground to burn off some steam before we got on the road. We were pretty sad to go- we had a lot of fun!

Talking about her skinned knee

Getting a smooch before we go. A great end to a great trip!