I'm a little bit late on some of these postings (traveling back from the beach and all!). Last Friday was our last full day at the beach. And, thank goodness, it was a beautiful day. We were able to enjoy the beach and the pool. Jack made it down to the beach twice earlier in the week, but he slept through both. He was awake (kinda, the wind on the beach makes it SO sleepy) on our trip on Friday and got to feel the sand and see the ocean and his cousins' sand castle compound, complete with moat. After a full day of sun and a delicious dinner of burgers and dogs, the whole family headed back out to the beach for photos. It was supposed to be all posed pictures, but as soon as we got out there the kids went into exploration mode and it ended up with some wonderful candids! The last day at the beach is always so bittersweet. You reflect back on the past week which was so fun and really look forward to getting home (and back to Bailey and Grace in our case). But, there is always that sadness that you are leaving such a relaxing place and that family you just don't get to see enough. We traveled back from the beach on Saturday. We took a different route (to avoid traffic) and it was a short 6.5 hour drive instead of the 9 hour haul on the way down. Can't wait to do it again next year!