Monday, September 14, 2009

Buh-bye summer!

Seacrest Beach
family vakay 2009
The Crandall/Isle/Prentice families again closed out the summer the proper way - at the beach!

We had high hopes for Ben's beach enjoyment this year as upon our arrival, he was immediately enamored with the waves,

and pumped up to play in the sand.

Yep, high hopes indeed. Alas, it was not meant to be. The bright sun, steamy air and sticky sand still seem to cramp his style for the most part. We spent lots of time entertaining ourselves "in-ide" the condo and taking non-beach related excursions.

Ben and Tyler on a bicycle built for two. I ride solo...for the safety of all.

Uncle Michael and Ben sharing their daily popsicle.

Big pimpin' poolside in his bathrobe with Aunt Jess

We did have glimpses of beach fun though!

"Grandma collected this special sand from way down the beach just for me. She loves me like that."
"A little to the right Dad, thanks."

Then we did some picture posing in our coordinated outfits and cheesy grins,
and strolled down the shore....
"Buh bye summer. Mwah!"

3 comments:

Cathy C said...

We are blessed! Thanks to Jess an Michael for flying cross country and through a couple of time zones to make this happen. And of course thanks to Stacey and Tyler for being there and for sharing Ben with us. Hope we didn't spoil him too much! What a wonderful way to end the summer!

Jess Isle said...

Oh, just stop it both of you! You're making me well up. This trip was such a gift and I'm so grateful that we could continue the tradition... for one more year at least. :)

Ben in his bathrobe cracked me up! Michael and I keep saying to each other "Naaooow..." in our best Ben's voice whenever we get the chance.

Love you! Thanks for the update.

Kelley Brown said...

That is an awesome picture of you and Ben! you look gorgeous!