Cinnamon Beach

We have made it an annual trip to try and head out to the beach for Memorial Day weekend, and this year was no different.  We however were very busy with other things (such as new jobs, and booking tickets for our summer trip etc) that we left the booking of our condo for this trip until the very last moment....as in the day before the trip.  Whoops.  The stars aligned and we were able to get a place up at Cinnamon Beach (up on Flagler beach), which was a 3 bedroom condo in a subdivision that had two pools and of course the beach.  We had a great time and the weather was pretty nice the whole time!  We brought Amy's Mom again, which was fun to make more memories with Grandma!

When we arrived, there was a dolly that we used to pull all of our stuff up to the 5th floor - the kids though had more fun doing pull-ups and swinging on the dolly!

What a gorgeous smile!

Zachary challenged his brother to a chin-up

which Kaleb answered with no problem, and perhaps a bit easier than his big brother!

The beach itself was a mix of shells and sand, and not quite as wide as Ponce Inlet.  However, it was still great fun to boogie board and dig in the sand.  The waves were quite big the first day so Karis and the boys played out there for quite a while!

Digging a hole to China...

and then standing in it....

No beach trip is complete without burying kids!

Great action shot - although they have yet to master the skim boards

The first day was windy enough it blew over our canopy :( (Thankfully it did not wreck it, as Amy is very attached to this particular canopy!) AND to fly our new butterfly kite!

The boys catching a wave in together.

We split our time in between the beach and the pool - there was a quiet pool (which we did not qualify for! :)) and then the loud pool where we could jump and play and splash.

Addison had fun swimming underwater and swimming under Grandma and Mommy's legs - she is a little fish now!

Love these boys!

The Cochrans were at a beach about 8 miles away, so we got together in the evenings both days for a walk along the beach, and then supper and pool play time at our place the next night.  It was fun the first night, we were walking along their beach and there were tons of crabs that were scurrying along on the sand!

It was a bit windy the first evening....

Kieran, Zach and Kaleb boogie-boarding the next day.

Good bonding time with Grandma is always a blessing - Amy had wonderful memories with her Grandma growing up, so these are precious moments indeed.

Strike a pose....with Grandma.

When we got home that Monday about 1P, we quickly scurried around to get ourselves put "back to rights" so that we could finish the weekend with a "treat."  We decided to go to Kobes and invited Cochrans along.  Poor Addison however thought that we were going to see "Colby" and thus was HIGHLY disappointed when we got there.  She is also a picky eater, so although she used to go and eat there when she was a baby but it has been a while since we've been, and she was adamant she would not eat while there until Mommy came to sit beside her and ensured that some food went into her mouth.

Addison wasn't too sure about the fire, so Karis put his hand over her face!

Phrase of the week:  Addison was eating Doritos at the condo, and was covered in the orange Dorrito power.  Amy said to her "Addison - you need to wash your hands" to which she replied "Don't worry mom, I can just lick them!"  Ha ha - there you go.  Instant clean!