Busy Days At The Beach

Whew!  We've had a really busy last 2 days here at the beach!  We started yesterday off with a trip to the water slides that are right near my parents' beach house.  They have a kiddie pool with mini slides that Jude was able to play on.  The water was the perfect temperature and I think we all enjoyed ourselves.  Here are a few pictures of our water slide experience:



After the waterslides and Jude's afternoon nap, we spent more time on the beach!  We met another family who had children and Jude had a blast socializing and mingling with them.  I'm learning how much of an extrovert Jude seems to already be.  I love that Jude is outgoing and seems to really enjoy having new experiences. 

For dinner on Monday night we had great plans of cooking out flat iron steaks along with corn on the cob, potato salad, cold slaw, boiled shrimp, and fruit.... this didn't go as planned!  After Ian had marinated and cooked the steaks, we realized that the meat had gone bad and had a horrible odor.  We were able to return the bad steaks to Food Lion and we settled on having a dinner of the remaining sides we had originally planned.  So much for our nice steak dinner!  Ha ha!  On Tuesday we had another fun filled day!  We started the day off with a boat ride in Beaufort.  The scenery was great- Beaufort has many historic houses and accross the inlet is Carrot Island, where many wild horses live.  Jude did wonderfully on the boat; I think he enjoyed the wind in his hair and just sitting back with us while drinking ice water out of his sippy cup.  Here are a few pictures of our Beaufort boat ride:

After our boat ride we ate lunch at the Front Street Grill in Beaufort.  Once again Jude had a taste of a new food:  Clam Chowder!  Jude seemed really eager to eat Mommy's clam chowder and fussed when I didn't give him more quick enough.  Here's a picture of Jude slurping down some clam chowder at the Front Street Grill:

For dinner tonight we ate at The Duck Grill in Swansboro; the weather was perfect to sit out on the porch.  Jude had a tiny taste of yet another new food:  Seared Tuna!  I love seared tuna, and Jude was really interested in trying it.... I was a bit hesitant to give him meat that had only been seared, but he had a small taste and was eager for more.  I'm so glad that Jude is not picky and so happy to eat a large variety of foods. 


After dinner tonight we went out on a pier beside the restaurant and took a few pictures.  Jude was in such a good mood and I think we got some good shots!  Following these pictures we went for dessert at Dairy Queen and then headed back to the beach house for the night.  Tomorrow will be another day full of soaking up the sun on the beach!