McKay family vacation

Every year (aside from last year for Matt and Chase's wedding!) my parents vacation in Virginia Beach in May.  This year we enjoyed walking the boardwalk and looking at antique cars, eating pancakes, playing at the beach playground and swimming in the pool.  They were even gracious enough to watch Jackson for an entire day while I worked.  J was a happy guy that week...time with Grandmom and Pop Pop, Aunt Janis, Sandra and Jim, Great grandpa...and most of all, eating brownies for breakfast and lunch and ice cream for dinner!  This kid sure has my sweet tooth! 

J enjoys the park at 31st street. Notice the kid behind him who first pushed him down the slide (to give him credit it was a gentle push) and is now pointing a toy gun at the back of his head :)

Cuddle time with Pop Pop after a long afternoon of playing

I am training for the Tough Mudder and J wanted to join in the fun!

Sandra, Aunt Janis, Great Grandpa, Heather, Jackson and Grandmom

We got to enjoy God's good creation with a FULL DOUBLE RAINBOW after days of rain!

Ready to hit the beach and water the sand with his watering can

Strolling the boardwalk with Grandmom

Jackson very much likes to be clean so it's been difficult to get him to touch, play in, sit on, or be near sand. However, today we had a breakthrough and he seemed to get over his aversion to being sandy! That's good because we are going to live at the beach forever. 

Lots of help from his fan club

This kid is a water baby. What a difference a year makes. We had to pry him out of the water. It's a good thing that Pop Pop was brave enough to withstand the 60 degree temps to let J frolick in the waves. They both had a great time and we got a kick out of watching them! 

So apparently my grandmom used to build Sand Cars at the beach for my cousins Amy and Elise. Aunt Janis and Uncle Michael carried on the tradition with their girls and wanted to pass it along to us. Sandra and Aunt Janis worked tirelessly hollowing out this lovely creation.  Here is Jackson sitting, not too enthusiastically, in his first ever sand car. Maybe it'll be more of a hit next year :)  

I just love this picture. Took me back to when he was just a few weeks old and we could easily carry him wrapped in a blanket, snuggled in our arms. I guess we still can...for now!