No Rest for the Weary

Sun, beach, no plans, what could go wrong? Andy's only plan for this trip was to catch up on his sleep. Unfortunately, Xavier got sick the night we arrived in Daytona. For the rest of the week we had to deal with incessant coughing, fevers, and no sleep. Isaac came down with it too and added "pink eye" to the mix. Otherwise, the vacation was marvelous! I really appreciate my parents allowing us to tag along on their trip.

Brooklyn absolutely loved the beach. She screamed as she ran in and out of the waves, did cartwheels all down the beach, and "saved" every little clam that washed up on shore. Xavier was less enthusiastic. He thought the water was cold and the sand hurt his feet. I wonder what he would have been like had he been healthy. He definitely perked up in the pool. We purchased foam super soakers to use in the pool. He discovered he could put an empty one to his skin and make fart noises. You'll never guess who taught him that one. Boys...

Isn't he a cutie? Isaac was so tolerant of us dragging him everywhere. He seemed to enjoy his first dip in the pool, but the chlorine, sunscreen, and daily bathing were not kind to his eczema prone skin.

Andy took Brooklyn and Xavier deep sea fishing while I stayed on shore with the baby. He said Brooklyn had a great time helping him with the bait and was very excited to see him catch a fish they could keep. The horror came when they "cleaned" the fish upon returning to the dock. She said, "Next time Daddy, can we just catch fish and put them back in the ocean?"

It's a miracle! Everyone is looking in the general direction of the camera!

We went to a Daytona Cubs baseball game. Xavier loved it! He watched so intently throughout the entire game and asked all sorts of questions. During one episode of extreme cheering, Brooklyn wanted to know, "Did they score a touchdown?"