Beachin' It

After we hit up the Mississippi beaches last summer and had a great time, my thoughts of this summer included lots and lots of trips to the beach. In April, I started getting the itch to go and didn't make a trip before we left for Idaho, but of course I intended to go right away after we came home. And then, the oil rig exploded. And then, oil started spewing into the Gulf of Mexico and hasn't stopped...the outlook for Beach Season 2010 was not looking good. But as of mid-May and early June, the oil hadn't reached the beaches in Biloxi yet. So, lucky for us, we got a couple of trips in before it was too late. And to sweeten the deal, we got to meet up with my good friend Julia and her little Vivi who lived there this last year. It was perfect watching the kids play in the water while we chatted away. Beach life is pretty sweet, I must say!

These pictures are from our trip on June 15 and shortly after this, there were tar balls spotted on the beach and it hasn't looked good since, so we haven't been back and who knows when we will! This oil spill is as ugly as you could ever imagine. It makes me sick to think of the long lasting effects of it all.

These kids had so much fun together! We loved every minute!

They made quite a game of foot races along the shore.

And in perfect Sam fashion, he was covered with sand in every possible place!

And I'll never understand how Tyler could enjoy sitting there literally getting slapped in the face by the waves. Ouch! But whatever floats your boat, eh?!
And not pictured from our beach trips were our first jellyfish encounter, which happened on our first trip in May. Tyler got stung and luckily Julia had some vinegar in her bag (she learned the lesson from it happening before!) to put on it and in no time, he was just fine and back out in the water. Who would have guessed vinegar would do the trick?! So we are sad our trips are probably done, but glad we got some in before it was too late. Nothing beats a day at the beach!

Last Day!

It's hard to believe Tyler's year of pre-school is already over! On May 24, he had his official last day which included the end of year program for all of the kids to sing the songs they had been working on throughout the year during their music class. And of course, it's just pure entertainment seeing your child up on stage!
Um, looking a little nervous, Tyler? I don't know why since he is definitely not a shy child! But no worries, he warmed right up. Their class sang the Bear Necessities:

Look for the bare necessities
The simple bare necessities
Forget about your worries and your strife
I mean the bare necessities
Old Mother Nature's recipes
That brings the bare necessities of life

and then they sang Sunshine Day:
I think I'll go for a walk outside now
The summer sun's callin my name
(i hear ya now)
I just can't stay inside all day
I gotta get out and meet some of those rays
Everybody's smilin'
Sunshine day!
Everybody's laughin'
Sunshine day!
Everybody seems so happy today
It's a sunshine day!

And then all of the classes sang

Walking to New Orleans:
I'm walking to New Orleans
I'm walking to New Orleans
I'm walking to New Orleans
We do our work every day
And then we like to play.
I'm walking to New Orleans. {bum bum}

They All Asked for You:

I went on down to the Audubon Zoo
And they all asked for you
They all asked for you
Well, they even inquired about ya

I went on down to the Audubon Zoo
And they all asked for you
The monkey's asked
The tiger's asked
And the elephant asked f'you, too

Chorus:
Bom-bom-bom, bom-bom
Ba-de-ba, da-bom-bom
Bom-bom
Ba-de-da-bom-bom-bom

(in the picture above, they are pointing for the 'they all asked for YOU' part, and the picture below they are being tigers)

And then they all finished off with a rousing rendition of When the Saints Go Marching In and that was a wrap! It was very entertaining, as you can imagine! My favorite part has been hearing Tyler sing all of these songs every day and now Sam has picked them up too and sings them all the time! Tyler had a great pre-school year and loved it. We really liked his school and his teachers and now I have to wrap my mind around the fact that he'll be starting kindergarten in less than 2 months! But for now, I'm just in denial. :)

Winner, Winner!!

Thanks to you all for entering the giveaway! The drawing has taken place and my handsome assistant Tyler has picked out a winner. Drum roll please....

JULIA!

I'll e-mail you for your pick of the girl or boy set and get your address. Congratulations!

And for the rest of you, you're all in luck! Angie is offering a discount to all of you who purchase from her shop. When you check out, enter 'BECKY'S BLOG' in the message to seller and get 15% off your purchase. Offer is good until July 31. So, get to shopping! And remember to check back often, she's always adding cute new things!

Thanks for playing! It was fun, huh?!