Bandon trip

Yesterday we woke up early...actually Lauren woke up at 5 a.m. like normal and we got ready to leave for Bandon. We made it to Uncle Kevin's at 9 to drop some stuff off and Emmy's at 9:30 to say hi. Then to Bandon by 10:30 for a late breakfast at the rental beach house Aunt Bethany rented. Papa, Nana, Beth, Cousins Sydney and Sam were there. We had missed the cousins birthdays so we celebrated that morning. Then Papa and Daddy went golfing at Bandon Dunes.

The rest of the family and mommy took Lauren on her first beach trip! It was such a gorgeous day, who could resist!

It was windy but BEAUTIFUL and we found a little cove that was warm for the kids to play.

Lauren discovered sand and then proceeded to put her fingers in her mouth! So mommy had to put the camera down and figure out how to rinse/wipe her mouth out!

We were close enough in our little cove to the ocean to go on excursions.

We found quite a few sea lions and even a baby one! The kids thought they were pretty neat!

The wind was good for kite flying! Nana jumped right in as soon as we stepped foot on the beach.

We also had an another motive to go to Bandon for the day. Sydney has her year end dance recital. Their first dance was to the "Elephant Dance" hence the elephant ears and tails. The second dance was the "Grandfather's Dance" from the Nutcracker. She did wonderful and you could tell she really enjoyed herself! Too bad they didn't allow flash photography, because that's always been a handicap of Auntie E's!

She's to the left of the little boy.

There's our girl in a blur!

She's in the middle in the very back!

Sydney looked very grown-up in make-up....I have to admit it was a bit weird. Here she is after the performance with flowers from Papa and Uncle Jake. She did great!

It made for a long day but it was a great trip. We got home at 12:15 which daddy hit the hay but since Lauren slept the entire way home, she thought it was time to get up. So her and I stayed up until 1 a.m. and she actually slept until 6 a.m. this morning. Not bad!