Cape San Blas Beach trip

Saturday - the trip down
So our trip down to the beach went fine. We think Reagan took a longer nap than Bailey, which is surprising, especially since Reagan's nap was about 20 mins or so. We stopped to visit Grandmother & Pops on the way down so that broke up the trip a little bit. Eric got pulled over right as we were almost at their house. He got a warning, thank goodness. We got to Cape San Blas sometime after 4 and the house is nice and we have a great view of the ocean. However there was no pack n play for Bailey when we got here so we had to deal with that. We have Bailey's pack n play in the closet in our room so she can't see us or notice us when we come in & out and go to bed. It's not as bad as it sounds. Reagan & Emma are in a room together. That didn't work well the first night and Emma ended up in the bed with Kelly & Brandon and I slept in the room with Reagan. As poor Geri slept on the sleeper sofa listening to the ice maker all night.

Sunday
I actually got up & ran this morning, our first full day at the beach! It was a nice & warm & muggy run. We all got ready and went to the ocean and I carried Reagan crying that she didn't want to go to the ocean. Once we got down there and got settled she was fine and played in the sand. Bailey crawled around in the sand and of course ate some of it. Eric took Bailey in the ocean to rinse the sand off her and she did fine. Reagan never made near the ocean. Then a couple of hrs later we went back to the house so the girls could swim in the pool. Reagan was thrilled and had a great time. Bailey got in her little float and loved it. As the girls napped/quiet time we just hung out at the pool. Eric made us drinks all afternoon which was nice! Eric & I made dinner that night which was just bbq pork with roasted red potatoes. It did rain this afternoon but was over by 8. The girls ended up sleeping in the same room tonight but didn't go to sleep until late. Bailey is doing okay in the closet, not taking long naps but once she is asleep at night she is down for the whole night.

Monday
Another nice day! We went out to the ocean this time no crying from Reagan, but she still never made it in the water. Bailey just sat in Mama's lap & chilled the whole time. The water was nicer today and more waves so the boys took their boogie boards out in the water. We came back to the pool before lunch and everyone had a great time. Since we're going out to eat tonight, the girls, Geri & I just stayed in the rest of the day. Eric & Brandon took his kayak out and rode the boogie boards. We went out to a place called Papa Joes on the water. The girls loved looking out at the water through the windows. We ate some good fried seafood and hushpuppies. We made it home in time to see the sunset and get in a walk on the beach. The girls are still doing okay in the same room, just up late talking & playing. We all take turns going in and "threatening" things.

Tuesday
I made it up to run this morning, did a little bit better than the other morning. We had another nice day. It was the typical day of going down to the ocean in the morning and then hitting the pool before lunch and quiet/nap time. Then after quiet/nap time the girls hit the pool again. Tonight we just stayed home and ate some steak and broiled shrimp.

Wednesday
Brandon & Eric headed out this morning to go fishing on the kayak in the Bay. We hit the ocean while they were gone and saw dolphins this morning! The water was not as cold as it has been and it was calm so we were out in the ocean a little bit more this morning. Well most of us, Reagan still won't go near the ocean. Emma & Papa D fed the birds. Reagan & Emma love to look for shells. Since we're going out to eat tonight we let the girls play in the pool longer before lunch time. Tonight we ate at Dockside in Port Saint Joe. It was good, Eric even liked his fish! We came back and attempted to fly Reagan's kite but she didn't want it to go up in the air. So she got mad and so did Eric so that didn't happen. I believe tonight is the night that the girls were actually asleep early!

Thursday
We all hit the water this morning as usual. We saw dolphins again so that was neat. The water was calmer again so Brandon took Emma out on the kayak and she loved it. Then Kelly joined them for a short ride. Eric & I took the kayak out also. Kelly & Brandon went out for lunch and picked up seafood on their way back for us to have for dinner. We spent the afternoon in the pool. Bailey took another long nap. After dinner we took the girls up to the local ice cream shop that is .75 miles from the house. Emma & Reagan rode in the carrier hooked to Eric's bike and loved it! Mom, Geri & I walked up there with Bailey in the stroller. It was good ice cream! Geri slept on the rollaway bed in the room with the girls and as soon as she went in there they fell asleep.

Friday
I got up and ran this morning, our last day at the beach! We had lovely weather & water again this morning at the beach. And we saw lots of dolphins this morning, one actually swam not too far from us. We hit the pool again and just let Reagan come back out to the pool after lunch since it was the last day. Brandon & Papa D went up to Indian Pass Raw Bar and picked up some stuffed shrimp, steamed shrimp, crab legs & some oysters for dinner. My crew left around 8:30 tonight to head home. We were hoping driving overnight would be better for Bailey. Both girls finally konked out around 10:30. Bailey would wake up on & off and cry and Reagan snored the whole time. We got home around 2:30 am and we all hit the bed. After Bailey finally went to sleep we all slept in until 10 am!

We had wonderful weather the entire week and the water was pretty most of the week. We barely had any seaweed the whole week. There were some mornings where the ocean was like a big ice bath. The girls had a great time and loved it! Reagan even said one time that she wanted to stay at the beach house forever and this is the girl that didn't even get close to the ocean.

My pictures are up on my webshots page, there are just too many to post on here. I might try & post a few of my faves for those who do not want to look at all my pics. The link to that page is under my links section.