Beach Vacay!

We got home on Sunday from a week vacay at Amelia Island, a great spot just north of Jacksonville, FL. We lived up life on the beach! The boys and I joined my mom, my sister, my Aunt Barbie, and my cousin Rhett and his son Tyler. Both boys continue to be great travelers, and aside from Alec's 3 year old tantrums and meltdowns (which there were certainly a fair share of) we had a terrific time. Charlie charmed everyone; he loved lounging in the sand and listening to the waves, and was pretty much game for anything we wanted to do with him. He has been deemed by all in my family as an amazingly sweet, care free, and easy going little man. Alec was his usual crazy self and loved all the freedom he had to run wild at both the ocean and the pool. Plus, we were only about 90 miles south of Savannah, so we also got to spend a day and half visiting my dad and Loretta! We certainly missed having Matt with us, but we had an awesome time with family and I loved seeing how delighted both boys were with traveling and being at the beach:) I think I took about 400 pics, so here is a small sampling of some of them.


In his first pair of swim trunks

Tyler and Alec in their matching pirate jams

Chatting with Bub





Love from Aunt Abby, aka Root


Rhett and Charlie

Loretta made Alec his very own dog cake - Dodo was waiting for him when we got to Savannah.

Mr smiles rolled over for the first time while we were in Savannah - he actually did it twice and then refused to do it again b/c I got out my video camera.

Retta and Charlie

Alec had a ball with Papa Randy - a few highlights were riding in the convertible, aka the "no top," riding in the golf cart, and going to the recycle center.

plus some yard work


and more sweet treats from Retta


More matching clothes, we couldn't resist

We brought Dodo back to the condo and he lasted approximately one evening




Charlie also celebrated his 3 month b-day on the trip - his second monthly anniversary spent on the rode (last month we were in CO.) Like I said, he has started to roll over, he loves to coo and chat back and forth with us, he smiles constantly, he has started to laugh, and he has started to successfully grab for things. Matt and I think he is pretty much perfect in every way! (He also continues to look more and more like his big brother.)






Tyler got a new boogie board for the trip, and riding it was one of Alec's favorite things to do!

With the ladies, Charlie has beach life down

He took several 2 + hr naps on the beach


and tested the water

All in all, a great vacation