Destin 2017 part two

We are back from the beach and life is back to normal and we're so sad. We contemplated quitting our jobs and moving to the beach. My favorite place on earth. And it was such a great time with the girls with no work and being able to spend so much time with them. 

Next year we need to finagle 2 weeks off. 

Most of the sister pictures. Thanks Emma!

Sharing a Room on Vacation

Olivia will be 4 in October and Emma is 18 months. Olivia has been begging for Emma to sleep in her room basically since she was born. And Emma has been loving Olivia's room recently. We have let them share a room at my parent's lake house - which was hit or miss. Mostly, we worried that Emma's crying would wake O up. 

The first night in Atlanta the girls shared a room and Emma cried on and off the good part of 5 hours. Olivia never woke up, and never heard her. Our fears were unfounded - haha.

So we let them share a room at the beach. This has been hysterical. I'm sure no one is sleeping - but we are all enjoying it.

The first night they giggled a bit, went right to sleep, and in the morning we woke up to more giggles. We came in to find Olivia in Emma's pack and play with her.

The second night we had to ask them to pipe down a few times, and in the morning I found Olivia laying on the foot of the bed, and Emma standing at the edge of her crib both watching Doc McStuffins. Olivia said she had found the remote and turned the tv on for them.

Night 3 Olivia looks at us and says, "Mama, if you hear Emma crying, don't worry, I've got her." SO SWEET - until we realized she didn't want us to come in. 

We heard tons of giggles, a few crashes, saw Olivia sneak out one step, and then sneak right back in, closing the door like she had been caught. I came in to find the TV on, the lights on, and Emma running back and forth with the loud patter of bare feet across the room like a wild alpaca that had gotten loose. She was squealing with delight. I asked Olivia how Emma got out and Olivia said, "I scooted her crib right next to my bed, and then I learned her how to get out." We were DYING laughing. 

After settling them again, and threatening them some, it was pretty quiet until we heard Emma: "ut oh" "ut oh" "mom-eee" "mom-eee" "ut oh". Went in to find Olivia sound asleep, and Emma with 4 pillows piled on her in her crib. Dan set up the go-pro in there before sneaking out to watch some of the madness. Olivia got up, unplugged the go-pro and went straight to sleep.

These girls are up super early and just laughing! We joke that Emma wakes Olivia up and goes "You wanna build a snowman sandcastle?"

These kiddos are too much. I love how much they love each other - even if they aren't getting a ton of sleep on vacation. Maybe, just maybe, they'll be ready to share a room one day. 

Destin 2017 - part one

We are only two days in, but we have had a blast so far. The girls are true beach bums and could stay out in the ocean or play in the sand all day. I think we should move here. I love the beautiful clear water, the baby powder sand, and the fact that we are all off of work for an entire week. 

I set my out office and the last one entered said "returning December 26th" - it was time for a vacation!

We've had shrimp and lunch at the whale's tail and margaritas and made at least 13 sand castles and bought cheesy Destin shirts (and the snow globe Olivia shattered on the floor) - and it's only just begun. 

All in favor of more vacations say aye. 

Emma Painting

I actually brought my big camera out to capture a few pictures of the girls. And then Emma insisted on painting. And then insisted on painting herself. So I let her, still tried to capture a few shots, and dunked her in the baby pool afterward. 

This is her "I'm trying to be shy" smile.

Little thing only has 4 teeth, but here you can see two of them. 

This is the face she makes when she is saying "ohhhh" like something is cool or shiny or pretty. I just love it!!

And quickly it turned to painting herself. 

But ending the day in the baby pool is what summer is all about.