Atlantic Beach Vacation....Sun, Sand, and Surf

Obviously we spent as much time as possible at the beach!  We all had a blast.  It's amazing what a beach can offer a family as far as free fun goes!  They loved playing in the surf, playing in the sand, and looking for seashells.  They also had a blast tossing pieces of their lunch to the seagulls and watching how quickly all the seagulls showed up at our site but unfortunately I don't have any pictures of that....I typically left the area as I was not looking to be pooped on by one of the many seagulls!  I'm sure any of the people in our immediate area weren't thrilled by my children's antics!

Day one at the beach...7/27...we arrived at the resort around noon but had to wait for our unit so we spent a little time at the pool and a little time at the beach....didn't bring the camera.

Day two at the Beach....7/28...This picture looks a little foggy due to the humidity affecting my camera lens but I loved the picture of them all working together to make a great sand castle...unfortunately I don't have an after picture....they lost their focus too quickly.

But for a moment their work started drawing the attention of a few other boys.

Jackson trying to retrieve some water for the castle and the surf catches him by surprise!

The boys move on to covering their trucks in sand and water.

While Madison fills up some buckets.

And Matt opts for some relaxing in the sun!   Smart guy...it's where I wanted to be most of the time.

And Jackson beginning to look like he's all tuckered out!

Yep, he is...the best place for a nap...under the umbrella, on the beach!

Day three at the Beach...7/30...Jason continues to enjoy himself.  (we took a little break from the beach on 7/29 as the kids all had very rosy cheeks!)

Jackson continues to enjoy fetching water and playing in the sand.

And once again, enjoys his nap on the beach.

And everyone enjoys lunchtime!

Jackson is clearly not phased by everyone around him eating lunch...he even spit out his pacifier...a clear sign that he was very tired!

Day four at the beach...7/31...I put the kids on a mission to find some great seashells.

Day five at the beach..8/2...Jackson loved having all these toys and all this space to play.

(we took 8/1 and spent the morning at the local aquarium while it was raining and then later at the pool when the storms had passed.)  

We arrived on the beach early this day (around 8:45) and the tide was still very far out....you can get an idea of the distance in this picture.  And there were still people out getting their morning walk along the beach out.  We were some of the few people there that early actually setting up for the day!  We planned on staying as long as we could knowing it would be our last time at the beach for probably a year! :(

I took this picture standing closer to the water looking away from the water (obviously) and you can see all the umbrellas and chairs set up for other guests of the resort...most of whom weren't there yet!

A few of the beach houses that were close by...a few even had some nice pools as well as being so close to the beach....lovely places to stay, I'm sure, as long as there aren't any hurricanes!

Jackson continues to play that last day and loved pushing the trucks and tractors around in the sand!  So grateful that all my kids love the water and the beach!