First of all, I considered this a second chance for a great family vacation. When we went to White Lake, it was literally about a week after Ryan left. I was such an emotional mess that I didn't enjoy the trip at all. I was physically there, but I wasn't mentally or emotionally there. I felt like I was just a zombie and I missed out on a lot of good times with the Wiggins crew. This time I was in a totally different place and I was SO excited about spending this time with Blake and the Wiggins family!
Most importantly, I loved having this trip with Blake. He has changed so much since the last time he was at the beach. He now loves the sand and the water. He really loved the little tidal pools that would collect after high tide. Blake would jump all over those things and splash in the water. He even got to the point where he would get his ankles we in the ocean! He enjoyed jumping the little waves or either he would run away and yell, "Waters coming!!!!" Haha. I loved seeing him take it all in and explore the beach. Those are moments that I am so grateful that I get to experience with him. Those moments together are priceless and I loved every single second!
*** So.... funny side story. This weekend also marked the first time Blake had to go to Urgent Care! Blake woke up Saturday morning and said his right foot hurt. He wouldn't put any weight on it! I figured it was just asleep and he had that awful tingly feelings. Well, a few hours later he still wouldn't put any weight on it. He wouldn't even chase the other kids, so at that point I thought something might actually be wrong. I figured that maybe he twisted it somehow the day before. Just to be safe, we took Blake to urgent care. I wanted to make sure something wasn't broken or seriously injured. We waited FOREVER at urgent care. It was rather annoying. Blake decided that he would walk around and be just fine right before the doctor came in. Seriously... he fooled me! He started walking around the room and jumping up and down like his foot was just fine. The doctor came in and I felt like an idiot trying to explain how he was actually hurt earlier. HAHA! The doctor just smiled and said he looked ok. No, duh! Anyway... back to the beach we went and we were grateful that it was just a "false alarm".
Blake loved playing with the Josh and Jordan. He thought he was big stuff just like them. He would follow them everywhere and he loved playing their video games. :) We were also excited that we could all get together to enjoy Memommy!
Blake is also a GDaddy's boy. He loves his GDaddy and he got to spend some fun time with him. He had GDaddy going all over the place playing in the sand and going on walks to the pier. They are something else!
Blake really wore himself out. He took great naps and slept soundly at night. Luckily in those moments I was able to have some "Sarah Time". I have always said that the beach can heal anything. I loved having some moments of clarity to relax and refocus myself. It was so beautiful and it was perfect for clearing my busy mind. It also healed the soul a little too!
We had a blast! I hope that we can keep these Wiggins Family Vacations going!!! Blake and I are so blessed to be able to have the trips together. They are memories we will keep forever.
