Long Weekend

One of the advantages to military life is the occassional "Family" Day that the base tags onto an already long weekend. Since Monday was President's Day and most of the base was closed, they gave them Friday off, too. So Brian and I had a 4 day weekend together! We started it off with a day at the beach, where we met Cheyna, Andrew and Abby. The kids played on the playground until we drug them away to eat lunch. After lunch we returned to the beach, but this time we headed down by the water. Nolan was soaked by the time we left, he loved wading and splashing in the water. Last summer he hated the feel of walking on the sand, but age combined with "Well Abby's not scared" put his fears to rest and he loved every second. The kids were adorable and having so much fun that we couldn't bear to tear Nolan away for his normal naptime. After a late nap we decided a quiet evening was probably a good idea. We headed to Wal Mart for a few things and suddenly I heard Nolan yelling, "Abby! Abby!" I started telling him, "No, that isn't Abby" when I looked up and saw Cheyna and Abby. Andrew twisted our arms and MADE us come over for home made pizza. It was pretty tough convincing us, I'm sure you can imagine. The kids found more energy still and played until past their bedtimes! The reward for us parents? Both kids slept in Saturday morning! Yay! Nolan didn't get up until almost 9, and that was only because I went and got him! All in all, it was a great start to our weekend!

Here are some pictures of our day at the beach.

The slide:

Abby eating spaghetti! YUM!!Daddy & N0lan strolling the beach:Nolan:

Abby and Nolan testing the waters, literally, to see how brave they are. When the waves would come up too high (especially at first), they would turn around and book it towards shore!Adorable!I stole this picture from Cheyna's blog, I just love this shot of Nolan!