Fall Beach Trip

For Wes' Big 30 we went to St Simon's with his family a couple of weeks ago. We had a great time and it was fun being on the beach during the fall weather! Here are some of my favorite pictures including one of Wes in a birthday gift from his parents...a ZOO YORK shirt! The trip was also Collin's first beach trip and I spent most of my beach time feeding him wrapped in a towel since he picked that weekend to go through a growth spurt! To make the trip more interesting, the passenger window in our van got stuck in the down position and would not roll up. Wes and his dad made a covering for the way home which helped the wind but we all had to shout to hear each other. Ashton said, "Papa made a window!" and he still managed to shout "mommy?" a bazillion times as his majesty requested something and point out all the trucks and tractors as we drove. We discovered traveling with two kids and a dog can be very different from the days we just took off and drove in Wes' two door Cavalier. I took both boys to daycare the day before just so I could pack. (I know that's pitiful by the way). Our "rest stops" took an hour as we fed everyone, changed the boys (and one always managed to leak), let the dog out, fed the dog, and fed ourselves. Thank the Lord for our minivan! Because of Ashton's allergies, we have to pack all his food. Wes would stand outside the van door and feed Ashton in his carseat and I would nurse Collin while eating Zaxby's which was kept warm on the dashboard. Ashton managed to tip his plate of course and Haley scarfed down the spilled food I had packed him and then tears were shed because he lost his beloved chicken nugget. Not to worry though because I packed several snacks as I cleaned out the fridge before we left. One random snack was a tortilla which he just eats plain. Now whenever we are in the car, he asks for one like I have this endless supply of tortillas I keep in the diaperbag!