Bubbles

Nana and Papa got the kids these cool bubbles for Easter.  Last week the kids just had to try them out.  Olivia loved to spin around and make a huge trail of bubbles.

Emma loved to spin around too...look at those bubbles!  So Cool!

Marcus had more fun trying to catch and karate chop the bubbles.  He even gave me his wand and bubbles to blow so he could catch the bubbles.  I have to admit, even I had fun blowing the bubbles.  Oh to be a kid again.  Thanks for the bubbles Nana and Papa!

Happy Easter

Our last day at the beach happened to fall on Easter Sunday.  The kids were really worried that the Easter Bunny wouldn't find them...they forgot to let him know that they were camping the last time they saw him...no worries though...the Easter Bunny is smart and he found them!  Marcus was the first one up and was so excited to see he got something!

Emma was up next and showed me her presents.

Remember...it's only 5:30am...Olivia had a tougher time getting out of bed.

While some kids are doing Easter Egg hunts and going to Easter Mass...ours are up bright and early for another CLAM DIG!!!  Olivia is ready!

Emma's ready too.  They are excited. 

Olivia goes for the grab.  That's a big clam!

The kids stand by Daddy ready to grab those clams.  They were so good...they even stuck their hands in the holes if they saw one.  Marcus decided he wanted to dig his own. 

Marcus gave it his all and actually did get one with just a little help from me...he was so proud; so was I!

More digging by Daddy.  I was able to get my 15 plus 3 this time...I'm finally getting the hang of it.  Poor Marc had to dig the kids' both days though...he was tired!

Marcus didn't give up...he will be digging on his own in no time.

This is a look down the beach...those are all the people that came out early to dig clams.  It was crazy and amazing.  We filled our limits of 15 each again and as we were driving back to the camp site we passed a huge line of traffic.  We were so glad we started early and avoided that traffic.

Here are Emma and Marcus dragging their treasures back.  They are heavy but the requirement is they have to carry their own in order for this to be legal.  They did great!

It was hard work though, Marcus was pretty tired by the time we got back to the truck.  We got to the camp site at 8am and were packed up and on the road by 9.  We stopped at Grami and Poppi's for a yummy Easter lunch and a little break.

Marc recruited his Dad to help clean the clams this time.  It went much quicker.

Marcus discovered the Oergel Creek had been filled with water after being empty all winter.  My instructions were to stay dry...obviously Marcus' listening ears weren't on.  We just can't keep that kid away from water.

Olivia found some pretty rocks that will be in the pond soon.

Emma watered all of Grami's flowers...or soon to be flowers.

We headed home around 5pm and as soon as we got to the freeway we looked back to see a tired little Marcus fast asleep.  The girls watched a movie all the way home while Marcus slept.  It was the perfect end to the perfect vacation!

Beach Day 3

We woke up bright and early for our first clam dig (that is the moon).  We set the alarm for 5:30am and were at the beach by 6am. 

We all caught our limit of 15 each and were done in less than an hour!  The kids did great and said it was so fun.  Daddy said if everyone listened and the clam digging went well the kids got to pick what they wanted to do the rest of the day.

We drove to Ocean Shores after breakfast and saw some beach fisherman...this guy caught one!

Then we went to the local IGA.  We were there yesterday and the kids picked up some Easter pictures to color.  The instructions were to color them and bring them back for a cookie.  So we dropped them off at the bakery and everyone got a cookie.  The employees told us the Easter Bunny was there and if you walk through the store and find hidden eggs you would get some candy...so the search was on!

Everyone found an egg!

Then we found the bunny.  That's where we turned in our eggs and got our candy!  What a treat.

As we left the store we noticed their pictures were already up for all to see!  Marcus' is first, then Olivia's and last is Emma's.  So pretty!  They were so proud.

Then back to the campsite to clean our clams...there are a lot!

A quick lunch and on to the rest of the day.  Marcus is taking a nap right now so we are waiting for him to get up.  Olivia, Emma and I will probably hit the playground and I'm sure Daddy will be napping soon too.  Not sure what else we will do today but if we find something exciting I'll be sure to blog about it.

More Adventures

The kids and I decided to take a little walk around the RV Resort to see what it had to offer.

There was a cool pond. The kids were trying to collect sticks.

The pond was flooding over the road which made it exciting to play in without worrying about falling in.

Marcus found a stick that resembled a fishing pole. The girls were cheering him on at his fishing attempts.

The campground has a clubhouse with pool, mini golf and more. We just followed the signs.

Unfortunately everything is still shut down from winter. The kids were bummed...that pool looks fun!

However, we did find another play structure that had a lot more to offer than the one by our camp site.

There's a tire swing.

And rings...crazy Emma.

The camp employees came by and gave us all a Sprite. The kids NEVER get pop so this was a treat. Just as I predicted, they spilled more than they drank though so I wasn't so worried.

Emma really likes to hang upside down.

Olivia does too.

Marcus likes to climb.

Then we went to the Oyster Shack so Daddy could get his big bag of oysters. We had some for dinner and everyone loved them...YUMMY!

We decided we'd drive to the beach tonight to see the sunset. We had plenty of time so thought we'd check out the area...look what we found? Look familiar?

We got to the beach for the sunset. The kids haven't really seen a sunset before so they were pretty excited. First a picture with Daddy.

Then Mommy with the kids.

Daddy wandered toward the ocean to explore.

We saw a ship out in the water...actually we saw 4 by the end of the night.

Marcus found a cool stick.



The kids loved the sunset...it was beautiful. Goodnight! We are getting up early for our first clam dig tomorrow!