Beach Trip

We just got back from a trip to North Carolina to visit Andrew's parents. They live in Wilmington, which is on the coast, so they are close to a lot of different beaches. We visited three different beaches while we were there and we loved every minute of it! This post will probably just be pictures, I don't really have much to say except that we had a really great time, and it was so nice to relax and be spoiled by Andrew's parents.

Day 1 -- We went to Sunset beach. I was pretty sure Eleanor would like the beach, but that is an understatement...she LOVED the beach, everything about it!



Have I mentioned Eleanor loves carrying things around? Purses and buckets are right up her alley.

Here's a video of Eleanor playing in the water. I tried to get a video of when she was super excited about all the waves, but you know how it goes, when you want to get a picture or video of something in particular, it usually doesn't happen. But I still think it's pretty cute to watch her.


Day 2 -- We went to a blueberry festival. I didn't get many pictures, but basically we just walked around and looked at little booths of people selling crafts and your typical festival food. I think we picked the hottest day of the year to be outside...there were people sitting down everywhere trying to fix their heat exhaustion and dehydration. I had several people tell me to make sure and drink plenty of water and sit down, I thought that was pretty thoughtful of them to look out for the big pregnant lady.

Here's Eleanor cooling off by the misting fans.

We also went to the aquarium in Kure Beach. Eleanor was really mesmerized by the alligators.


Here's a video of Eleanor exploring...


And, like I said, it was really hot outside so here we are in all are sweaty glory! Luckily when we were done with the aquarium we headed down to Kure Beach to cool off. Since it was later in the day it wasn't crowded at all.


Day 4 -- We went and walked around downtown Wilmington and got some ice cream at a favorite local shop. I think I can safely say it was the best waffle cone I've ever had.

Eleanor really just wanted to get in the water.



Day 4 -- We went down to Myrtle Beach. We first went to a little strip mall kind of place on a boardwalk and walked around for a little bit and had lunch. Then we headed over to the Marriott. They let us use their pool because Andrew's dad has stayed there for business quite a few times. So we just hung out by the pool and pretended we were staying at a fancy resort for the day.

Here's a video of Eleanor swimming in the pool...


We flew there but drove a U-haul back to Ohio with a grand piano in it. Andrew's parents are moving and their new place doesn't have room for it, so we've inherited a grand piano. Exciting, huh? Eleanor did pretty good on the drive back. She was really excited to drive in the big truck and loved being able to sit next to me and Andrew. Some movers came this morning to unload the piano and set it up. It basically takes up the whole living room, but I'm excited to play it and Eleanor seems to be pretty soft with it. Maybe I can give her some simple lessons in a little while.

Anyway, we had a really fun trip and I'm so glad we were able to take a little trip before our new baby gets here. It was nice to have a distraction so I'm not just sitting around counting down the days. I've got a feeling that July is going to be a really long month! :)