Happy Birthday, Mom! (Beach Day 7 – the last day)
pamelamyers | July 24, 2015
Our last day at the beach. It was one of the nicest days. It is like the beach and the ocean are trying to beg you to stay, just a little longer. Come on….you know you want to….it’s so nice here….
Believe me, if we could have stayed, I think we would have! I have no idea what she was trying to talk me into here, but she probably succeeded.
Ryder had a blast this year, that’s for sure! He was so little last year that he couldn’t really do anything, but this year he was ready to go! Covered from head to toe in sand….
I think Sam enjoyed Ryder’s little pool more than he did!
One of our many relaxing moments. It really was so much easier this year. Sam amused herself a lot and we sort of took turns amusing her when she didn’t.
Kite flying time again!
The house we stayed in had a sort of beach paddle ball set. Mark thought Sam might like it. It took her a while, but she did get the hang of it and loved it. I think we might be buying one of these for ourselves for future years. She is obsessed with the idea of playing tennis, so maybe this is the next best thing.
Mark bought Sam a new shovel this year. It was a huge hit, not only with Sam, but with all of us. It really makes it easy to dig, and we do a lot of digging. Mark always taught Sam to fill in the wholes before leaving the beach because you leave nature the way you found it, and I will say, she always fills them in.
Our last day at the beach was also my mom’s 70th birthday so we all went out to a nice Italian restaurant to celebrate.
After dinner was ice cream. Sam decided she liked Grandmom’s more than her own so she snagged quite a few licks of Grandmom’s cone. As you can see. Yikes.
That night at the ice cream place, Marita’s, was a charity event so it was really crowded but Sam didn’t mind, since there were tons of games and music set up for everyone to enjoy.
Bedtime, but not before giving Grandmom a gift. But really, it is our gift that Grandmom comes on vacation with us every year. Thanks for giving Sam such amazing memories. Happy Birthday!
