Wrightsville Beach 2010

It's already past mid-week here at Wrightsville Beach.  Vacation is going to be over so fast!!

This year, we are staying in a new house, and it is spectacular.  We actually have an appropriate number of rooms for people!  We are staying in a room with 2 queens.  DJ is sleeping in one, and we are sleeping in the other.  He's been sleeping pretty well, though we aren't sure if it's because he's just that tuckered out, we're in the room with him, or if it's because he's in a big bed.  Whatever the case, he's doing a great job sleeping.  Elektra has her own room with the pack-n-play, and after the first day, has been a dream child... hanging out in her crib after she wakes up, and sleeping for many hours.


The house also has a really nice outdoor pool which we have been using extensively.  Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, we took the kids to the pool in the morning because the tide has been high in the mornings and because the pool is completely in the shade (yay for no sunblock application!).  Elektra wants no parts of being carried out into the pool, though she was willing to sit on a raft with me on Tuesday.  She sits on the edge, fills her watering can, pours it out, and refills it.  She'll also kick her feet in the water ("kick kick kick!").  DJ didn't want to go out into the middle of the pool either until Tuesday, when after a raft ride with me, he asked to be carried out.  He kicked his feet like a big swimmer, and did a great job.  Otherwise, he's been thoroughly enjoying the $5 water cannon from Walmart and filling/refilling his watering can.

On Wednesday, we decided to take the kids to the beach in the morning.  It's quite the ordeal to get them (and us!) ready, but out we went.  DJ was excited to play in the really big sandbox, and he did take right to it.  Once he decided he wanted some water for his watering can, he went down to the ocean without really fussing, and filled his can!  Thio Steve and Spiro found lots of sand crabs to put in a bucket, and DJ played with those, too!  By the end of the day, I picked him up and carried him out into the waves.  He I explained what the waves were doing (breaking) when he asked what all the white bubbles were.  He would laugh every time a wave would break on us, and he genuinely had a great time... even said himself that it was fun!

Elektra took to the really big sandbox, too.  She took off running for the water and when the first wave splashed over her ankles, she WAILED.  We figured out that the lack of footing was really freaking her out, so we made sure that she was in some solid footing each time we took her to the water.  At the end of the day, Steve carried her out to where DJ and I were, but she had mixed feelings about it.  She would laugh because DJ was laughing, but she really wasn't thrilled about being in the middle of the water.  Refilling the watering can was always a good trick to get her to come in the water, though. 

The kids were exhausted by lunchtime, and were in bed for naps by 1pm.  They got up shortly before 5PM.  During nap, DJ was plastered up against me, and I saw him wake up a few times, look at me, and go back to sleep.  At one point, Steve and I switched spots and when DJ opened his eyes and realized I was not next to him, he quickly looked to see with whom he was cuddled.  As soon as he realized it was Daddy, he shut his eyes again and went back to sleep for another half an hour.

We went out for dinner that night, and the kids had enormous appetites.  DJ put away a metric ton of corn bread, popcorn shrimp, broccoli, sweet potato and homemade potato chips.  Elektra also put away a lot of corn bread and chicken strips.  Then they both helped us put away Rita's frozen custard treats.  :-)

Otherwise, the kids are having a ball playing with their cousins.  DJ really enjoys eating his meals with his cousins, and we think he's been eating better because of them.  One of his favorite vegetables this past week has been shredded carrots.  Elektra is still mostly boycotting vegetables, par usual. 

Both Steve and I have gotten some naps in (when the kids are napping), and it has been a fairly relaxing week overall.  I'll post pictures when I get them off of other people's cameras.