A Week at the Beach

We spent last week at Fripp Island, and we had a lovely vacation. I drove over Friday afternoon with all three children, and John followed us that evening when he got off work. I was a little nervous about traveling with all three children all by myself, but they could not have been any better.

We stayed in a nice house which was not on the beach, but it did have a little canal behind it. John had a good time crabbing from the dock, although he was not able to catch enough to feed all of us. He just supplemented what he was able to catch with more crabs (and shrimp) from a store up the road.

Here are the crabs John caught and bought. You can't tell from the picture, but yes, they are still alive.

Here are the crabs after they were cooked.

Here are John and my mother eating crabs. My mom came up for a couple of days, and we enjoyed having her. I'm too lazy to eat crabs: too much work for too little profit. It's messy, messy work picking crab meat, so we ate out on the dock. Very nice!

Speaking of food, my goodness! We ate too much, but it sure was good! John wanted me to take Cookie Dough Cupcakes, and I like to take oatmeal raisin cookies. I think those are becoming staples at the beach. I have been watching what I eat in order to lose the baby weight, and I have been doing great. While at the beach, I continued watching: watching my food go from my plate to my mouth! One night, we even had ice cream for supper.

Isn't Daniel's ice cream goatee cute?

Of course, we spent some time at the beach. Daniel enjoyed playing in the water while Sarah Beth searched for shells.

The resort also has a really nice pool for children. The water is about eighteen inches deep, so children can almost swim in it, but it's not too deep for them to feel comfortable.

The pool has a great slide, too.

Rachel just hung out in her float. Several people wished they had a set-up like hers!

My mother and I joked that we know what Rachel will look like when she is a little, old lady. I wish I could be around to compare pictures!

As you other mothers know, vacations aren't as relaxing for us as they tend to be for our husbands. Our work continues away from home: meals still need to be prepared, laundry needs to be done, and the floor needs to be swept (unless you want a pile of crumbs an inch deep under the table -- yuck!). However, I was able to find some time to read and crochet which made this trip a vacation for me. I hope to review those books and show you what I crocheted later this week.

Where have you gone on vacation this year? What makes it a vacation for you?