Our dear friends, the Wileys, joined us for our week at Seabrook. With Ryan needed at work aka no more vacation and Mr. Wiley doing missions in Africa, a little beach respite was just what the doctor ordered for our crew. Very, very relaxing. The children played for hours on the beach and when they weren't playing on the beach, they were sleeping....low maintenance and we all enjoyed our "Wiley time."
Following dinner one evening, we wanted to take a "few" pics of the children....it turned into a full blown photo shoot. The children were posing, building human pyramids, jumping....and then my camera died mid-shoot, agh.
People were catching sharks and crabs not too far down from our spot on the beach....these guys had no fear!
From the oldest Drafts to the youngest.....Maddox's first footsteps on the beach were some of the most precious ones we have seen her take! She squealed in delight as the small waves approached her little feet. And her little sandy hands. She spent some time trying to figure out just what to do with her sand covered hands - first she wanted me to wash them, then she wanted me to at least wipe them and finally she took it upon herself to brush it off, a process indeed for someone her age. In typical Maddox style, she took every bit of our time at Seabrook as it came....if she was hungry, she ate; if she was tired, she went to sleep - be it in the car, the pool, or the beach; if there were toys, she played; if there were no toys, she found other things to play with....she just took it all in stride and her siblings, friends and I were so happy with her easy-going self.
MK continues to take on her charge as the big sister.....she loved showing Maddox the ropes to Seabrook.
We applied in 2006 for one healthy baby girl from China. Now, almost 5 years later, we are home with TWO "healthy" baby girls from China (via the Waiting Child Program).
Her very first steps at Seabrook - and she looks like a pro!
1 comment:
Looks like a great vacation! Is this Seabrook, Washington? (just wondering-we have a Seabrook, NH and the water looks like the Atlantic, but we haven't had that many warm days and the beach is rarely empty when it is warm enough to go).
Ruby
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