Monday, August 17, 2009
Jumperoo!
This past Friday, Shane, Trevor and I braved the never-ending rain to go out to Babies R Us in Greenbrier to get him a Jumparoo. Trevor started playing in an exersaucer while at work with me earlier in the week, so we wanted to get him something similar to have at home. We set it up that evening and he has been having a blast in it ever since.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Kure Beach
The first week of August, we packed up and headed to North Carolina for our first family vacation in Kure Beach. Shane and I went last year and had a decent time (correction: Shane had a great time, I was miserable being newly pregnant/sick....together that evens out to decent). This year, we got a different condo for the week which made a lot more available to us with the rental and had a great time.
Saturday we drove down and arrived at our condo at about 5:30 p.m. After checking out our awesome accomodations, we ran to the grocery store to get food for the week and then spent the evening settling in and relaxing from being in the car. Here are some pictures of the place:
Sunday morning we all woke by nine, had breakfast and then headed out for a walk. We went to see the indoor recreation center that was in the condo complex and then went across the street to one of the complex's beach access boardwalks. We walked down the beach, enjoying the view and then walked in the water for a bit. Trevor even put his toes in! He wasn't bothered at all by the sound of the waves! After our walk, we headed inside and put our swimsuits on and headed to the pool for the rest of the morning. We headed in for lunch and for Trevor to take his afternoon nap. During his nap it ended up pouring so we spent the evening there at the condo playing and reading books as a family.
The rest of the week followed the same daily schedule, which was nice--we didn't expect Trevor to stick to such a schedule being in a different environment, but he did wonderfully! The daily schedule was something like this:
Wake Up/Breakfast
Beach for 1.5-2 hours
Pool until 12:30ish
Lunch/Trevor's Afternoon Nap 1-3ish
Family Outing Activity
Pool (depending on timing of the outing)
Dinner
Playtime/Reading
Bedtime
......tons of time to relax and just enjoy being a family together!!
Monday we spent the afternoon in downtown Wilmington. We walked along the riverwalk and then through some of the different shops that downtown had to offer. It was so nice to be outside and to just walk around.
Tuesday afternoon we went to the Fort Fisher Air Force Recreation Area. It isn't a base or anything fancy, but they have rentals and campsites available to military members and their families to vacation at the beach as well as a fishing pier on the Cape Fear River, a restaraunt and a military history museum. We just walked around and saw all that it had to offer. After the Recreation Area, we went to the Carolina Beach pier and enjoyed the view for a bit.
Wednesday we visited the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher. Not much has changed since we went last year, but it was a nice way to spend the afternoon. Trevor of course had no idea what he was looking at, but he was fascinated by the bright colors and movement of the fish in the tanks. That evening we went out to dinner at Jack Mackerels and then walked on the Kure Beach pier at sunset. Trevor loved the pier! He laughed and squealed with the wind blowing in his face and tried to talk to the pelican that was hanging out on the pier.
Thursday it rained for most of the afternoon, but did clear up by evening time. That evening, we drove up to Carolina Beach to watch the fireworks. Trevor had a good time watching all of the bright colors and we were far enough away that it wasn't too bright or loud for him.
Friday was our last day and we spent it as usual, at the beach and pool and then made another visit to the Kure Beach pier since Trevor had such a great time on Wednesday night.
We had a great week and can't wait to go back next year. On our way out of town we reserved our same condo for the same week next summer. Let the countdown begin!
Saturday we drove down and arrived at our condo at about 5:30 p.m. After checking out our awesome accomodations, we ran to the grocery store to get food for the week and then spent the evening settling in and relaxing from being in the car. Here are some pictures of the place:
Sunday morning we all woke by nine, had breakfast and then headed out for a walk. We went to see the indoor recreation center that was in the condo complex and then went across the street to one of the complex's beach access boardwalks. We walked down the beach, enjoying the view and then walked in the water for a bit. Trevor even put his toes in! He wasn't bothered at all by the sound of the waves! After our walk, we headed inside and put our swimsuits on and headed to the pool for the rest of the morning. We headed in for lunch and for Trevor to take his afternoon nap. During his nap it ended up pouring so we spent the evening there at the condo playing and reading books as a family.
The rest of the week followed the same daily schedule, which was nice--we didn't expect Trevor to stick to such a schedule being in a different environment, but he did wonderfully! The daily schedule was something like this:
Wake Up/Breakfast
Beach for 1.5-2 hours
Pool until 12:30ish
Lunch/Trevor's Afternoon Nap 1-3ish
Family Outing Activity
Pool (depending on timing of the outing)
Dinner
Playtime/Reading
Bedtime
......tons of time to relax and just enjoy being a family together!!
Monday we spent the afternoon in downtown Wilmington. We walked along the riverwalk and then through some of the different shops that downtown had to offer. It was so nice to be outside and to just walk around.
Tuesday afternoon we went to the Fort Fisher Air Force Recreation Area. It isn't a base or anything fancy, but they have rentals and campsites available to military members and their families to vacation at the beach as well as a fishing pier on the Cape Fear River, a restaraunt and a military history museum. We just walked around and saw all that it had to offer. After the Recreation Area, we went to the Carolina Beach pier and enjoyed the view for a bit.
Wednesday we visited the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher. Not much has changed since we went last year, but it was a nice way to spend the afternoon. Trevor of course had no idea what he was looking at, but he was fascinated by the bright colors and movement of the fish in the tanks. That evening we went out to dinner at Jack Mackerels and then walked on the Kure Beach pier at sunset. Trevor loved the pier! He laughed and squealed with the wind blowing in his face and tried to talk to the pelican that was hanging out on the pier.
Thursday it rained for most of the afternoon, but did clear up by evening time. That evening, we drove up to Carolina Beach to watch the fireworks. Trevor had a good time watching all of the bright colors and we were far enough away that it wasn't too bright or loud for him.
Friday was our last day and we spent it as usual, at the beach and pool and then made another visit to the Kure Beach pier since Trevor had such a great time on Wednesday night.
We had a great week and can't wait to go back next year. On our way out of town we reserved our same condo for the same week next summer. Let the countdown begin!
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