This morning we took a risk. We decided to head south to Galveston. While a fun trip to the beach does not sound risky, it is in fact fraught with pitfalls. First, Savannah hated the beach the last time we took her. We have been so wary, it has been two years since we last attempted to enjoy the beach. Second, in order to go early, before all the holiday weekend people arrived, Annabeth had to skip her morning nap. That child is in love with the morning nap. She is sometimes dropping her afternoon nap, but not her morning slumber. I had hoped she would sleep in. Not only was Annabeth up at 6:45, she was cranky. I don't mean a little whiny. I mean it was an oh-my-gosh-what-possessed-my-sweet-toddler kind of morning. The trip looked as if it would be doomed before we even left the house.
We finally got on the road and we prayed Annabeth would nap in the van. No. Not only did she not nap, she fussed off and on the whole way to Galveston. At this point, I am thinking the trip will be a success if we stay long enough to say "Hello, we've got to go" to the Miles family. And they were only 10 minutes behind us. We unload everything and walk toward the almost vacant East Beach. At least it wasn't crowded yet - that gave me a glimmer of hope. We got the girls ready for the water and a miracle happened. Annabeth looked toward the gently rolling waves, grinned happily and met her first love, the beach. She loves the sand. She loves the waves. She loves walking up and down the shoreline. She even decided to love watermelon - which she has totally disdained in the past.
Savannah had been to the beach before, with very different results. She had disliked the sand. She disliked the waves. I don't know if she would have enjoyed walking along the shoreline since she refused to get out of the tiny toy wagon we had brought along. Thankfully, this time she loved it. We all had a fantastic time. Not only was it a success, we want to go again. Soon. I love being pleasantly surprised. What a great day.
2 comments:
did she nap on the car ride home?
She did nap in the car on the way home. She slept for about 45 minutes. We tried to get her to nap again later, but we were unsuccessful. So, she went to bed really early. On Saturday, she was back on schedule with no problems -- which made me realize she is about ready to drop a nap. So we are on day 2 of only one nap and it is going great, so far.
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