Back from vacation

Well, we just got back yesterday from Hilton Head. Steven's company had a summer meeting there and we all got to go! Great, right? Wrong! It ends up that Elijah (now 2) HATES the beach! He didn't like the sand. He didn't like the waves coming in. He didn't like me (mom) standing in the water, especially holding him. He didn't like the pool. The funny thing is, he would keep asking to go walk on the sand or go to the beach. So we would go. Me, the optimistic mom, thinking, "Maybe this time he will like it." Nope! He was just playing me like a fiddle! We would get out there and he would scream uncontrollably. Needless to say, I got a lot of odd stares from other people. Also, Joshua got sick and threw up in the middle of the night all over his bed. No big deal. We'll clean him up and get laundry service to take care of the sheets. Well, he was sleeping with Elijah. So Elijah had to be cleaned up as well. I had to change his pajamas and clean him up while he was asleep. It must not have been too bad. He never woke up. Zach never knew anything happened. There were several other events that happened that I won't mention here. Just say that it was not the vacation that I had hoped for. However...

Zach and Joshua had a GREAT time! They love the beach, the sand, the waves, the pool...everything! Steven spent his free time taking them out to enjoy the water. This was Zach's first time at the ocean (Elijah's too) and Joshua hasn't been since he was 1 1/2. They enjoyed it very much. That made it all worth it. And, to add to it, Steven got an award at the dinner on the last night! Way to go!

Now we are back doing laundry and getting back into normal life. However, we leave on Friday for DC. Zach's birthday is Thursday. He is turning 5! Can you believe it? The one thing he told me he wanted to do for his birthday was see the White House. (Strange, yes. But they really enjoy the National Treasure movies and want to see all the places in them.) So, I tried to get us a tour of the White House. But it didn't work out. Turns out that is a very popular place. Instead, we are just going to go see it and tour the monuments and memorials. Steven's sister lives just outside of DC so we are taking the opportunity to see her and her family while we are there. We are also planning on catching 2 (yes 2!) baseball games while we are there. Baltimore and Washington play right near there. Get 2 stadiums in one trip. That's awesome!

So this week we are preparing for that. We'll be gone a few days. Then Steven is running the Peachtree Road Race when we get back. Then, back to normal summer life. Parks, pools, movies, friends, camps, etc. It's fun!