EI, EI, ooo ohhhh

So my bestie invited me to come the beach and stay the night so of course I pack up all our baby junk (including the ridiculous amount of beach stuff) and headed down to Emerald Isle to enjoy at least two full days of sun, sand, and water with my little beach bum.

This is just what we need for one night...

And this is what we need for the beach! 

My little beach bum had a great time playing, scooping sand, and sitting in her mini chair!!  She was so much fun and really into everything that she was doing.  It's like she was saying, "Go ahead Mom, have some fun...I'm cool."  

A little water to wash down all that sand.

After a few hours on the beach I thought Sutton might need a nap so I decided that she should take one on the beach in our pop-up tent. How hard could this be?!?!  I see people posting pictures on facebook all the time of their sleeping babies on the beach under an umbrella, with sun kissed cheeks, letting their parents enjoy the afternoon.  If you have been following this blog, I think by now we all know that my child is not at all predictable in these sort of matters.

Sutton, unfortunately did not get this memo...she was not going to lay down at the beach....puleassssse! So I did what most parents do...I carefully weighed my options and decided that I would surrender and put her to bed early.

Later that night after she was asleep we decided to play tequila-monopoly and listen to rap music...just like spring break (minus the baby).  The next morning Sutton and I hit the beach one more time before we headed back home!

Go to Jail, Do not collect $200 but take you punishment in form of a tequila shot. 

Let's Recap on the major lessons learned this trip....

1.  Pictures of sleeping babies on Facebook are a lie and probably really fell asleep after a lot of screaming, crying, wrestling, and rocking!

2.  When a friend invites you and you child to the beach for a quick trip, it is ABSOLUTELY worth packing up all your junk....GO GO GO!!

3. Babies like sand, and they will try and eat all of it.  Don't fight it.

4. Monopoly + wine + rap music = a guaranteed good time

5. No matter how much your friends says "Take this shot of Tequila, I'll get up early with you and the baby."  They wont, so don't take that shot!

A few weeks later Court's Internet was broken and she sent me these little gems while she was bored and playing on her phone.

She is her mother's daughter.