still on vacation......

well, we aren't really still on vacation. we're back home and trey is back at work, but sarah kate and i have been pretending like we're still on vacation.

except for thursday, we have spent every day this week at either the beach or the pool.



sarah kate has mourned the end of our family vacation. i know it's not as fun to go to the beach with JUST mommy, but she always has a really good time. she's even gotten herself a little tan even though i'm psycho about spf. who knew?! she wears 60 (caked) on her face and even still she has continued to gain new freckles right under her eyes. love those little guys=)




today we swam alot in the tidal pool - which was the size of a lake today=) i was so upset that i missed getting pics of this, but a "family" of dolphin stopped right in front of us and put on quite a show! it was amazing and sk was so excited! she said, "see dolphin? i see 'em!" then she tried to go swim with them...ha! they were playing and one of them dipped his nose under and put his tail up in the air and waved it back and forth....looked like he was waving at us. they were swimming along side a few girls who were paddle boarding. it was quite a sight!



on wednesday we were at the beach and a kite-surfer was surfing in the tidal pool. sarah kate loves the kites and we had already spotted it and talked about it. later, while we were digging he surfed down right in front of us and his kite was swooping down really fast and nearly touching down before he surfed off. this worried sk (and me....i wish they'd just stay in the ocean and not in the tidal pool because i'm always scared they're going to land that big kite right on us on accident, but whatever....i don't own the tidal pool). so she ran to edge of the water and starting yelling at him, "BE CAREFUL, KITE, BE CAREFUL!!!!" it was really funny. he couldn't hear...it was very windy that day. my cautious child worries alot about everyone being careful (including herself..."be careful, sarah kate!"). she gets all upset when trey has to use the kitchen stool to reach the lights or what-not....she says, "be careful, dad, be careful!!!"



sk has gotten to see her bff, alden, a couple of times this week which she enjoyed. alden's family was on vacation the week before we went on our family vacation so it had been a while! alden stayed with us for a little while tuesday morning while amy had an appointment. the girls played so well together and had a great time=)


last night was our monthly super club. blair & summer hosted this time so our sitter kept alden and sk over here at our house so we could all go. we've done this the last few months and it works out really well. we just set up the pack-n-play so that charlene can get both the girls down. sk always "helps" charlene put alden to bed first because her bedtime is a little earlier than sk's. so this means sk SEES charlene put alden in that pack-n-play....it's no wonder that she's completely confused in the mornings when she runs in to the guest room and there's no alden in that bed. she looks at me like, "i could have sworn that's where we put her?!" ha! she said, "alden go night night" when we checked the pack -n-play this morning. so funny.






the girls start playschool on september 6th so i think sk and i will continue to be on "vacation" until then!



"but you came along with a raft and a song and i'm so glad you could make it. with you by my side i might get back alive from my next vacation. i didn't see you were right next to me but i'm so glad you could make it. with you by my side i might get back alive from my next vacation" -WSP