Well, we are in the throes of enjoying our weeklong vacation in Birch Bay, thanks to Mom and Dad Bray! We arrived Friday evening, after a somewhat busy day doing errands and packing. I kept feeling like we were packing too much, so I left a few items off the list, and now regret that. I wish I had brought Kian's little floatie for the pool, but we'll survive without it. Turns out, we forgot quite a few things that were more important, so Jeff actually had to make a run home Saturday morning. While he was at home, we realized the main thing he THOUGHT he had forgotten, was here all along. Even as he was driving back, I also realized I forgot to pack extra swim diapers. When he arrived back here, he found out he had packed no shirts...only undershirts! Soooo, a trip to the mall was in order for Sunday.
Our goals for the week are:
1. Eat out once a day (except for ice cream and/or shave ice...that's allowed every day!)
2. Spend a little time almost every day out on the beach, swimming in the pools, and biking.
3. Relaxing, reading, sleeping, napping, resting, you get the picture!
The resort/condo here at Birch Bay feels as if maybe we are in Hawaii, or at least another state. It reminds me of the Worldmark resort in Kihei, Maui. The condo is right across the street from the beach, and there's somewhat of a view from almost every unit. We are on the back side this time (we were here when we got engaged, Friday, June 13, 2008), with less pool noise but more maintenance noise. But, we also had some cool ambiance music from the bar across the parking lot yesterday afternoon! Having a one bedroom unit, and having a son who is used to sleeping in his own room, we are making due by putting his pack-n-play in the closet! No jokes here, please! It is working pretty well, though Kian is often up before 6, where at home he is not awake until 6:30-7 sometimes. Still hoping it will get better before we leave. At least he is still sleeping all night and taking decent naps.
Kian experienced his first taste of an ice cream cone Saturday afternoon. Daddy let him taste his...he soon regretted that, since Kian confiscated it and made it his own. Better Daddy than me...I don't know if I would have let go so easily! We have the cutest pictures of the four steps of take over! Sunday evening, Kian warranted his own, kiddie cone! More laughs and giggles were had by Mommy and Daddy, as he devoured his own cone, down to the last bites! Mess was made, but hey, it's vacation!
Some time was spent shopping for groceries and shirts yesterday (Sunday), and we got to have lunch with friends Shawn Jenkins and her family between winning soccer games for daughter Dominique!
We are off now to listen to a presentation for the condos, which will bring mom and dad 1,000 points, and a gift card for us! Hope it's worth it. We'd love to own, but just don't have room in the budget for now.
Happy Summer!
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