Labor Day Weekend

Over Labor Day weekend we drove out to CA so we could spend Saturday at the beach. Alec loves it SO much! My parents & brother's family came as well, so Alec was in heaven. Here's some shots of Christopher, Joleen & my adorable nephew, Kayden:

Alec was busy playing and continually gave me his "cheese!!!" (said in frustration) smile:

If I wait long enough though, I manage a genuine smile now and then:

James napped a lot at the beach, but when he woke up had some sweet smiles for his nana:

Christopher thought it would be funny to bury Alec in the sand-so did Alec.

I know Paul loves me because he builds things just for me:

Alec playing with his great-grandma.

Beach!

Since Paul had Monday off for Memorial Day, we decided to take advantage of the 3-day weekend to drive out to California and spend a day relaxing at the beach. We'd all been a little sick, but decided it was worth a rough drive. We drove out Friday and stayed at my grandma's house. Saturday morning we got to the beach about 10 and Alec immediately dug into his sand toys.

The water was freezing, but Paul and Alec didn't seem to mind.

Here's a cute shot of Alec:

And here's one that better shows his cheeky personality:

Paul kept building sandcastles with elaborate moats and Alec enjoyed crushing them, then laying on them:

James and I hung out a bit further back most of the time, I wanted him completely hidden from the sun:

Santa Monica Pier & Malibu Beach

Enjoying the carousel with daddy:

Pretending to swim in the mural with Uncle Kevie, daddy & mommy. Alec thought this was hilarious.

So, this needs a bit of explaining. Alec loves the shark, Bruce, on Finding Nemo. He goes around saying (in a deep voice), 'Hello, I Bruce!' So, I got in on film next to a shark painting.

Alec enjoying the view of LA from his great-grandma's backyard. This is his 'smile' still.

Saturday morning we found a quiet little beach in Malibu.

At first Alec was afraid of the loud waves and held on to his daddy's hand.

Paul kept trying to bury Alec in the sand and Alec kept kicking the sand about and giggling. It was awfully cute.

Self-photo of Paul and I:

After 2 hours, Alec was running towards the waves and having a grand time.

Afterwards Alec demanded to use the potty. He had regressed for a week (after several weeks of being potty trained), so we were a little apprehensive about the trip-"Should we put him in a diaper for the drive?"

We're so proud of him! The whole trip he'd warn us if he needed to go and give us plenty of time to pull the car off the highway and even slept through 'Harry Potter 6' in Paul's arms with no diaper!! Several weeks of no accidents and dry diapers after naps, I think my little man is potty trained!