We made it back to PA on Saturday and have been settling back in today. We had such a good time at the beach in Garden City. Dallas and I both have many happy memories of going to the beach growing up and we are so happy to continue that tradition with Dallas. It took him a day to warm up to the ocean but Nana got him in and before long he was dragging us down to the ocean so he could jump waves! My friend Lee McLeod came to visit from Charleston and we had alot of fun. Dallas really took to her and they had fun building sand castles together. Bebe and PawPaw were able to come visit for a day since they were close by at their place in Little River. Each grandparent had a turn holding Dallas by the hands and helping him jump waves. He loved splashing around in the pools that were left when the tide went out. He picked shells with PawPaw, jumped in the pool LOTS of times only to Nana (not to Mommy!). He played football with Daddy, walked the beach with Poppy, and played in the ocean with Bebe. Of course I did lots with him too but for the time being little Dallas does not think I am as fun as everyone else. Apparently I just feed, bathe, change diapers, and take care of all his needs then get told NO! to everything! I think this is my official Mommy welcome to the toddler club! One quick story about the pink swim suit--I was on the hunt for this particular one piece suit that has a tube around the waist. I looked several places and at the last stop there was one box left right in front of my face. I was so happy and took it up front to pay. The clerk asked if I had a bicycle pump to blow it up and since I did not, he said he would inflate it. He opened the box and pulled out a hot pink suit! I immediately asked him to see if there was another one somewhere telling him that it was for a boy. He ran off only to come back saying that it indeed was the last one. I did not hesitate in my decision to purchase it anyway but I did smile to myself thinking of the reaction to come from Daddy Dallas. It was just as expected but the suit did work great! I even had to ask him permission to include the photo on the blog but as you all know he has a good sense of humor and only asked that I included the story. Thanks to everyone for making our week so much fun!
