Typical "traveling" pictures: not seen -- the epic meltdowns that were had by both children!
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I would get up early before the kids and workout. My parents live in a neighborhood perfect for running, so I took full advantage of that. When the babies were up we would either go straight outside to the pool or head out to the beach. After a few hours we would grab lunch at the house and it would be nap time. My amazing parents would usually watch Brecken and I would go sit outside at the pool. Alone. ALONE!!!! I know, a miracle. The late afternoons were always out at the pool. We sometimes went out to dinner, but mostly cooked at home. I told y'all, I am a lazy vacationer. Give me sunshine, the beach, and I'll be one happy girl.
I have pictures to share below, but I will say that my intent on this trip was to be present more. I didn't capture every moment because I was making memories with my family! I will never forget them, photographed or not.
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My kids thrived on vacation. Lizzie and Brecken both love water! Brecken became really comfortable swimming around on his own with his puddle jumper. As a former lifeguard/swimmer I was so proud of his progress. Maybe the olympics will be in his future. HA! I don't have many photos of him swimming because a lot of days he would just jump in the pool. Naked. Yeah.
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When Brandon joined us, we were all beyond ready to see him! We celebrated our Lizzie girl's birthday (see this post) and had more days like the ones I described above. Out of the two weeks we spent there, there was one day of rain and we spent it out shopping at the outlet mall. Perfect vacation, right? Well, maybe not exactly a vacation. I am a firm believer of the word trip when it comes to travel with children. A few of my friends came down and one of them told me, going on 'vacation' is simply taking your children to a new location to watch them. Nailed it. Sometimes it is nice to get a change of scenery, but it also comes with time change, new sleeping arrangements, etc.
