He's Got A Ticket To Ride

In reality, we just returned from a vacation to Virginia Beach where we got to spend an awesome two days with the Tony, Lea & Lakely and a wonderful week with about 3/5 of our Kansas City family....but I am convinced that if Charlie were to look back on the past week, he would primarily remember the rides with some sand, lemonade, fish and a few famous faces sprinkled in...

While Jason and I were relaxing, enjoying time with friends and family and even (gasp!) taking a couple afternoon naps (I sometimes wonder if I'm not more cut out to be a lady of leisure, but anyway...) Charlie was running and jumping and laughing and screaming and riding and hopping and swimming and sliding, all while bonding with sweet Lakely and his cousins Landon, Ellie, Mallory & Alexis, under the watchful, if extraordinarily lenient, eyes of Mommy, Daddy, BaBa, PaPa, Uncle Stephen, Aunt Ashley, Nana & Grandad (an additional set of grandparents, care of Landon), Uncle Chris & Aunt Tara.

And yes, we spoiled him rotten, let him get away with murder, catered to his every whim, completely disregarded the schedule and had an absolutely fabulous time.  Yesterday he was too wiped out to completely show the effects of our laissez faire parenting, but I'm sure his teachers are paying for it today...sorry, Ladies!

Here is a glimpse of some of our fun...

Shades Trade with Lakely

Beach Babies

First of many naps

Where'd I go?

Silly Smiles

Good Luck Kiss for Mallory and all her dances this week

First of many rides...

...and it continues

Water Fun

Loving on Elmo

Touring Sesame Street with Landon

It's Big Bird!

I go by myself!

Flying with BaBa

Teacups (2 rounds again this week!)

Riding the Clydesdale

(at least 8 times in a row...we lost count!!)

Napping in Style

A boat with a bell

Scoping out the fish with Alexis

Shark Attack!

Fun with Aunt Tara

The whole crew

Daddy's Fun

Driving the Bus

Last Ride of the Week

(at our pitstop halfway home)