Rest and Relaxation??

That is not the definition of vacation when you have kids. Or at least my kids. We are having a great time, but both seem to have forgotten that they sleep in (till at least 8AM - go ahead and hate me now...I have to WAKE Eli to go to school usually because otherwise he'd sleep in until 9AM when we have to leave the house.) Anyway, this week Eli has slept until 8AM once, but the other days he woke up right around 7AM. I think part of the 'problem' is that he is in a very bright room and he's sharing that room with "D". So when he wakes at 7, he sees that it's light out and he sees a playmate in the room, whereas at home he would not see the sun and he'd hit his aquarium on and roll over to fall back asleep. I'm not sure what Maddux's excuse is: she's been waking up at 5 or 6AM to eat (when we've had solid 12-hour nights from her for a few weeks now). Oh wait...she's sleeping in a bathtub right now...that's right. I guess I can't blame her then.

Besides the lack of solid sleep, the kids are having a great time. At least Eli is...Maddux's trip has been pretty uneventful. Today Eli got to chase the waves again and build sandcastles (which really just means shoveling sand). Each day we are sure to hit a field of grass so Eli can hit his golf balls, or baseballs, or throw the frisbee (kiz-bee). He's gotten "CC" in trouble a few times, but what fun is having a fairy godmother if you can't give her a hard time, right?