And of course I was right. Ben only cried for 1/4 of the drive, the front-desk-lady charged our credit card $700 for a one-night stay (who knew King sized rooms were so expensive?!), and I forgot the suitcase that had all of my (and consequently Doug's) clothes. Actually, make that 'stuff' - I forgot all of our stuff. Who forgets the swimsuit but remembers the Dr. Pepper? On a trip to the beach no less. And the most frustrating thing is that I had spent practically all day packing and had remembered everything. Except putting the bag in the car...
Thank heavens for Walmart. After buying all the hygiene essentials we found swimsuits on clearance! One teensy little problem: apparently everyone is my size so I was left with a hideous, too-big tankini top paired with boy shorts style underwear for bottoms. tmi? The plus side (haha get it?) is that it only cost $8 for the whole outfit. Doug, being a man, had no problem finding everything he needed.
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| Doesn't Ben look like he's having a blast!? |
So...want to see a video of Ben touching the ocean? Of course you do.
Other than these few minutes, Ben spent his entire beach experience in the baby tent (also courtesy of our awesome friends).
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| Look, I even remembered the football and chairs - go figure. Tent in background. |
*Did you know that's my nickname for your family, Em? Speaking of 'family nicknames', Doug and I often dub nicknames for our friends because sometimes it's just that much easier to remember and definitely that much more fun. So, if you want to know yours, just ask. But don't be offended if we haven't made one up for you yet!
5 comments:
I love the last picture :-) Artistic and beautiful.
I love the last picture too! Also, that sounds like something I would do...forget all of our luggage.
So fun! But no need to feel guilty! ANY vacation is better without a baby ;), but especially a sandy, sunny one! Sorry you forgot the luggage. I know how it feels. When Charlie was 6 days old, we planned to leave the house for the first time (on Halloween). I packed my entire diaper bag very carefully, remembering EVERYTHING. And then, I forgot it. Talk about panic moment. I think I cried... and felt like a "new mom failure". But you look soo cute, despite the lack of well-fitting swimsuit clothing ;)
MISS YOU!
-Alex
Oh, did I mention that because I forgot the bag, it meant I ended up having to put a size 3 diaper on my newborn!? LOL... well... it worked. And Charlie survived, despite the fact that the diaper went up to his chest! Hahahaha :D
It will be more fun when he's old enough to enjoy that sandy stuff :).
What's our nickname? ;)
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