Beach Day!

This past weekend, we were able to head over to Mexico Beach (to the East of Panama City, about 45 minutes away - and a whole lot less crowded than our Panama City Beach beaches!!!!!) where a friend had a condo for the weekend.  We had a blast.

Although I'm still hobbling around on a hurt knee, I just couldn't deny Kali her first trip to the beach.  So I 'suffered' through for her! ;-)

Travis and Trevor were taking a nap when we got there, so we decided to head to the pool first.  Now, Kali has had some fun in her little whale pool, but we've not ventured into a REAL pool.  She loved it! Kicked her little feet like she was on a mission to go somewhere.  She even moved our little float around once I stopped treading water.

I got in the pool with her first (and our little joint floaty - LOVE) thinking that the water exercise would be good for my knee.  While I'm sure it was good for my knee...it hurt like !&)dfg#%)(sdg(&!)&asds*)*&@()sdf*)#(^%iulhkj the devil. So I only lasted about 15 minutes before waving the white flag and tapping out. So then TJ got in with her.  She just loved it and had so much fun. 

Then, after the boys woke up, we all headed across the street to the beach.  Let me tell you just how nice it is to be able to WALK less than 50 yards and be on the beach.  It's nothing like PCB.  Mexico Beach is quiet, and serene.  There were people flying kites, and fishing from the shore, and there were shells galore for the kids to play with (and Travis tried to take about 1,000 of them home with him).  It was even so nice and quiet, that TJ and Kali fell asleep for about 20 minutes.  Peaceful!  I don't think I'll be going to PCB anytime soon, unless it's the island on our boat.  Mexico Beach is the way to go, for sure!!

Anyway....back to pictures:

TJ and Kali at the beach.

I love her smile in this picture!!

Her feet in the water for the first time.

Splish Splash

She didn't love it. 

(I think she gets that from her mom.  I don't like the salt water either) 

This is about the time she looked up at me like

"Ok, that was fun...moving on"

So then we played in the sand and let her nap.

My little beach bums napping

KALI at the Beach =)

She was so interested in the water and the waves that there was no getting her to look at the camera. 

So I just went with it. :-)

She's got her toes in the sand

I love her

So, that was our wonderful day at the beach.
If anyone wants any information about the condo my friend rented (2 bedroom 2 full bath, full kitchen, balcony overlooking an inlet, boatslip, and pool access.  All across the street from the beach (literally about 50 yard walk to the beach)) please let me know and I'll forward you the information.  It truely was wonderful.  And this comes from someone who has lived near a beach for almost all of my life.  And I rarely go to our beach just for fun. It's gotta be for something that I have to be at in order to make me go.

Fun in the Sun

It's finally been warm enough for us to enjoy some fun in the sun!! I mentioned earlier how I bought Kali This Whale Pool from Target.  We love it! Cushiony on the outside in case she wants to fling herself backwards (which she's done a few times) and holds enough water for her to kick and splash without soaking everything and everyone around her.  And now that she's sitting up by herself, she loves it even more.

Last weekend, we tested it out to see how she would like it.

Trying out the pool for the first time.

Not too sure about it

Finally having some fun

And then this weekend, I got her all set to go have fun in the sun!  Sunblock - CHECK; Bathing suit - CHECK; Awesome Hat - CHECK; Super Cool Sunglasses - CHECK.  Time to head out in the pool!!!

Super cool dude

Cheese

Splish Splashing

Trying to grab the camera

Splashing in the pool:

I can't wait to be able to take her out to the lake and see her in the real water. =)

Awww crap!

Kali woke up Saturday morning and decided she was a big girl! I, on the other hand, think not!!  I posted last week about us "practicing" sitting up.  Well Satuday, she decided that it's not that big of a deal and she can do it all by herself now.  Like she's been doing it for months. UGH!

AND THEN, she decided that it would be cool to give mommy a heart attack and get up on all fours like she was about to crawl away.  I almost fell off the couch! I can't believe how big she's getting already! She'll be 6 months old on Sunday.  Where has the time gone? It's already APRIL.  Just yesterday it was January and she was still barely rolling over.  Sad day in my house! Sad day! (Well for mommy anyway)

Tomorrow will be her first day of school, Friday she'll be graduating, next week she'll be graduating college and by the end of the month she'll be getting married...WTH?!?!?!?!?! Make time stop already!

Sitting up like she's been doing it forever!

I want to get to that mirror...now how can I do this.

Getting closer

Look at me momma!

Her little outfit said "Princess in Training"

and that she is!

Just to teach her a lesson not to grow up anymore (or something like that)

we tasted a lemon

I love her face!

The adventures we have!

And she's officially gotten sick.  TJ and I shared a headcold last week, and apparently we're loving enough to share it with Kali.  So we've been dealing with a little sickling.  But as you can see, that doesn't slow her down!  She's still happy as ever, and active.  Just a little stuffy nose and some coughing.

I did buy her a little bathing suit and Whale Pool that I found at Target.  I can't wait to put her in it!  But since she and I were sick over the weekend, we didn't try it out! But that is coming up this weekend for sure!! Can't wait to see her in her little bathing suit and splashing away in her pool.  =)