We celebrated the unofficial end to summer at where else but Ocean City. Claire was so excited to be at the beach she woke up at 6am every morning. Mommy and Daddy were SO excited to wake up so early. We enjoyed an eggy breakfast out on the porch while the rest of the world slept.
Once everyone woke up (at an appropriate time for a Saturday), we got to hang with some of Claire's cousins...including the newest addition...Bridget!
Bridget has lots of big sisters and brothers looking out for her...including her big sis Grace.
Crazy to think that this time next year, Bridget will be the one learning how to use the iPad like Claire's big cousins taught her over the weekend.
And Luke and Claire can show HER where to hide all of the good toys.
After catching up with the cousins for a while, it was time to hit the beach.
Claire came prepared with her very own sunglasses (that she kept on for all of 1 minute).
She hung out by the water with Mommy.
And went for a nice little walk with Daddy.
After getting nice and sandy, Claire took a bath, got nice and clean and then headed BACK to the beach for the annual cousins pic. Turned out pretty good minus the guy fishing in the background...Mommy needs to get some photoshop.
We also snapped some pics on the jetty.
While the kids checked out the big ferris wheel a few blocks away.
Before getting bored and checking out. Thanks for the moon Claire.
On Sunday, we read some books to kill some time in the morning.
And climbed some chairs.
Then hung with Winnie for a bit. Claire is still pretty hesitant around dogs.
She gets pretty nervous whenever Winnie would look at her but Luke made her feel better with a nice little hug.
By the end of the weekend, Claire was much better with Winnie. Still a little cautious but definitely more comfortable petting her and getting close to her. I think seeing her big cousins loving Winnie so much made her realize Winnie's such a nice pup :)
Sunday night, we took some more pics.
Claire was pretty fed up at this point. She did not want to cooperate. Maddie was super cute and cuddled with her to try to calm her down. Love these little girls :)
On Monday, we took the nugget for a relaxing bike ride. Claire seemed to really enjoy it. She slept the entire time.
It was once again a wonderful beach weekend. Can't wait to go back!
Oh one more thing. Proud Mama here bragging about her smart little girl. Check out the latest video of Claire eating with a fork like such a big girl. Can't believe how fast she is growing!
aw, you guys are so lucky Claire has all those cousins! Love the annual beach pics. When I saw Claire reading the book, I thought she was in teh bathroom! haha...had to do a douable take before I realized it was in front of the door! They grow up so fast, today she learns to eat with a fork, tomorrow the girls will be asking for car keys! AHHH!!
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