We took a last minute trip to the beach at Cape Charles over the weekend. We had been debating it all week because there was a chance of some storms, but finally decided Friday afternoon to go for it. We had read about Cape Charles and it sounded like such a great place to go. VA schools get out this weekend, so we thought we could have one last weekend opportunity before the out of school summer rush. We are so glad we went- it was great! Cape Charles is part of the Eastern Shore of VA- we had to drive through the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel to get there. It is a really cool small little town. The town square had a pub, coffee shop, hardware store, and some art/gifty places. It felt like something out of a Nicholas Sparks book. It is also on the bay side, so the water was nice and shallow and not too many big waves for the girls. We rented a little condo close to the beach and right next to a park- and the girls had a great time. Savannah was immediately busy trying to shovel all the sand on the beach. Skylar took turns between the baby pool and the ocean. She liked to get neck deep in the water and sit or crawl around. We ended up having great weather in the morning which is what mattered most, and then it stormed some in the afternoon or at night.
It is getting a lot easier to travel with the girls. The funny thing about that statement is that it is still pretty hard when you think about it, but because it is getting easier, it feels like a breeze in comparison. Packing for the beach is nuts, but doing it spur of the moment in one hour on Friday afternoon was even crazier. We actually did pretty good though and only forgot minor things. Skylar is eating much better lately and can eat more typical 3 yr old foods, which makes traveling so much easier!! We didn't even have to pack a blender or a food processor. It seems like not very long ago we were still having to stop and find microwaves to warm up bottles...so glad those days are over:) She still doesn't love to sleep away from home, but she did pretty well except for waking up at 6:15 both days. Savannah wore herself out and slept like a champ.
Savannah liked to just take off down the beach. She doesn't care if any follows her or not and is not afraid to run off on her own. Of course when she realized I was going to chase her down, she would think it was funny and take off even faster. She has a funny little run that looks like a cartoon character running in place.
Skylar enjoying some cartoons. We thought this TV was funny....Tyler was like- "My TV in my room in 5th grade was bigger than that TV:)"
