First full day (Wednesday, 29 May 2013)
Yesterday as we were about to leave the beach to get dressed to go to the after-party and supper. Jack wanted Lauren to take a picture of a seashell...
And this is the sandcastle that Lauren spent hours sculpting!
Jack has been asking to be carried a lot this trip. He has a hard time watching Lily get anything he doesn't get, including getting carried. So I picked him up in the sack-of-potatoes hold on the beach!
We went inward on the island and found a playground with a fallen tree just perfect for climbing.
And Charlotte LOVED the swing, as usual!
As did Lauren and Lily :D
My youngest monkey has been wanting to be able to climb rope ladders like this, so she's been practicing every time we've been to a playground with rope ladders. This time she got all the way to the top (but couldn't get off the ladder up onto the platform), and then climbed back down.
And Jack, my little explorer, wanted to go beyond the playground and explore some more!
She loved trying to follow her sister up the slide!
Second full day (Thursday, 30 May 2013)
I had the privilege of staying in the hotel room with Lily and Charlotte while they took their afternoon nap. Charlotte woke up MUCH sooner than Lily, and I tried to keep on playing on the internet like I had been. This was what happened while I wasn't paying attention to Charlotte!
See her trying to hand me a piece of toilet paper? She was quite proud of herself! And I played with her for the rest of the time Lily was asleep.
So on Wednesday, we spent most of the day at the pool and beach. Even though I slathered sunscreen on everybody, Lauren and Lily both got burned. Yesterday we spent a lot of time in the hotel room b/c Jack wanted to watch movies and it was his day to choose our activities, but we did go to the beach and pool in the evening and ended up staying out late having so much fun! Lauren chose to spend many hours at the beach building a big sandcastle; Jack spent some time with her but got bored quickly without his sister to play with. I'm so glad I have multiple children to play with each other! Today is Lily's day to choose and who know what she'll pick! Maybe biking around the island (JS Conf attendees and their guests get free bike rentals, and they even have trailers, baby seats, and tandem attachments!)? Maybe more pool and beach? Maybe more staying in watching movies?
I'm finding that one of our small trials while traveling is that Jack is a picky eater and doesn't like food to be different from the way he eats it at home. It's hard to be extra loving towards him when he's throwing a screaming fit because he's worried that the grilled cheese sandwich he ordered might not taste like he wants it to, but that is what he needs.
