Zander's First Beach Trip

Zander went on his first family vacation with the Bakewells this past week.  My family has gone on a vacation every summer since I was born!  Each year, they have chosen to go to a different location, giving my sister and me the opportunity to see many cities (mainly along the eastern part of the U.S.).  Some trips have included seeing Niagara Falls, Chicago, Nashville, Charleston, Gatlinburg, Atlanta, etc.  Every few years, the vacation is at the beach!  We thought this would be a perfect family trip with a 3 month old.  It was very relaxing, and Zack and I felt like we truly had a vacation with all the help my mom, dad, sister, and brother in law gave us.  Here are some pictures from Zander's first adventure on the east coast!

 

As you can see in this first picture, he was a wonderful riding companion.  Zander either slept or was pleasant for most of the trip there and back.  He got a little fussy on our ride home but we were stuck in traffic, and it took an extra hour to get there... who wouldn't get a little fussy?! ;)  I am so thankful that Zack's mom met us on the drive home to bring us Burke.  She saved us hours in the car!! :)



Zander's Beach Attire

(He wasn't really good at wearing the flip flops.... he lost one before we even left the house!)

 Here is the canopy that mom and dad got for Zander to use.  It worked perfectly for him so he could roll around but stay cool in the shade.  Infants aren't allowed to wear sunscreen so I was somewhat worried about his sun exposure.  He went to the beach a couple days and spent the other days in the house or going on little trips around town with daddy. 

 Here we are under the canopy. :)

Zack made breakfast for everyone one morning.... we were able to request exactly what we wanted from pancakes, eggs, bacon, livermush, or egg in a nest! 

Zander's First Baseball Game

Myrtle Beach Pelicans vs. Winston Salem Dash

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 Linds took this picture without us even knowing and I LOVE IT!

 Zander slept through some of the baseball game as you can see......

 He was also very attentive during part of the game as well!

The boys went fishing one day.

 We put Zander's toes in the water a couple times.....

 

 He really enjoyed having his butt in the sand (o.k. so maybe on a blanket which was on the sand). ;)

 Check out our muscle man at the beach!  Chicks better watch out! ;)

We ate at Joe's Crab Shack one night.  Like father like son.... these two crack me up with their bibs and facial expressions. :)

Here are a few more family pictures from our week.  We had a great time and can't wait to take Zander back to the beach as he gets older! :)