Sam’s First Vacation, Part 2
pamelamyers | July 26, 2010
Each morning, Mark would take Sam out around 8:00 a.m. or earlier for a walk on the beach. Sam slept really well there, through the night actually, but she was waking up at 6:00 a.m. A morning walk was just what everyone needed. A few times I went with them. As you can see, Sam was lulled by the sound of the waves, the scent of the ocean, and the cool breeze. She always managed to fall asleep almost instantaneously. She was always so excited to go, bouncing up and down when she saw the carrier, but she didn’t last long to enjoy the view.
On Sam’s second day on the beach, she was a lot happier and more relaxed. The beach had a sort of sand bar that created a pool of ocean that was perfect for the babies. Here is Sam in her first ocean water. She kept finding sea shells, which she loved.
Three guesses as to what happens next…
Here’s our happy family!
Krista and Adam and Maddox came to hang out in the “pool” too.
This was the first time Sam and Maddox really got to spend any quality time together. It was really adorable watching them interact.
Does this look like a happy baby, or what?
After a long day at the beach, it was off to Ocean City, NJ for the boardwalk, our favorite one down the shore. Here is Sam hanging out with her mommy and her grandmom.
We stopped for a while for some pictures as the sun was going down.
I love the expression on Sam’s face here. By this time it was getting pretty late, way past Sam’s bedtime, but she was pulling out the smiles!
I love this picture. I am so lucky that Mark is such a good dad, and so devoted to his little girl.
Sam and grandmom….
On the way back home, we stopped at Wonderland on the far end of the boardwalk. Mark and I both love the rides and always ride the ferris wheel. This year we didn’t because we thought Sam was too small to ride anything, even something as tame as that, because if she got scared we’d sort of be in trouble, but we wanted her to see the lights. She was so incredibly fascinated by the lights, the sounds, and everything going on. We can’t wait until next year to take her on the merry go round.
