Memorial Day Beach Trip

Another year, another Memorial Day at Topsail.  It was sad not having Michael and Rach there with us.  They've been with us every year since we started going to this beach.  Thankfully Grams flew in so she could join us.  We stayed in the same house as last year and we got lucky that it was much less crowded than years past.  The weather forecasters had called for rain storms all weekend so I think that kept a lot of people away.  Fortunately for us the weather was perfect!  

toes in the sand

first day on the beach

after a long day on the beach, this is how he fell asleep that night 

second day working on her surfer girl pose

Walker's pose, too

Walker really got into "surfing" on the boogey boards this year

acrobatic boogie boarding

last day

trying to finish off the ice cream before we leave

they just adore Grams

evening stroll on the beach

It was a wonderfully relaxing weekend.  Other than a little sunburn, we couldn't have asked for a better time.  And now we head back home to finish off Savannah's last week of kindergarten.  Until next year....

Memorial Day Weekend

The Alvarez family headed back to Topsail for the Memorial Day weekend for our third year in a row.  This year we were fortunate to have Grams, Michael, and Rach join us, too.  

We arrived to the house mid-afternoon with plenty of time to unpack and get settled before enjoying our only meal out at a local seafood restaurant.  Our house was walking distance to the center of town so we after dinner we enjoyed a casual stroll back home.   

driving to the beach

our house had its own foosball table

evening stroll 

building castles after dinner

Everyone was up bright and early Saturday morning.  And I do mean bright and early because as soon as the sun came up, our room was flooded with so much light that it was impossible to sleep past 6am.  Walker joined me for a nice and early five mile run and we returned to join the rest of the crew for breakfast and fun on the beach.

my trainer

beach dudes

ahhhhhhhhh....my happy place

showing off her shell masterpiece

Uncle Michael makes the best mermaid tails

me and my mini in our matching suits

can i just freeze this moment???

Sunday was another early morning.  Oscar and I went out for a run without my trainers.  I always forget how much easier it is to run without pushing 100+ pounds.  The rest of the day was spent all on the beach.

showing her surfer girl moves

cupcakes after lunch.....sure, why not???

love these cuties

please mom, no more pics!

working on her tan

isn't this how everyone showers at the beach??

We had to return home on Monday but not before spending half of the day back on the beach.  Walker absolutely loved the beach this year!  It was impossible to keep him out of the water.  His favorite thing was to jump over the waves.

Michael, Walker and Savannah

Such a fun weekend!  Every year it gets better, and thanks to the addition of Grams this year was the best yet.  We've already reserved the house again for next Memorial Day and just maybe we can convince Grandad to come, too.