So on Thursday of our trip we went to the Greek Orthodox Church to be converted.
Just kidding! We did go to the Greek Orthodox church to be a part of their Greek Festival. Who doesn't love a great Greek festival? I tend to go to one at least once a year with my mom and sister and Jordan. I've never been to the same one twice. (1st time was at the International Festival at UNCC, 2nd time was in Charlotte, 3rd in Winston-Salem, and 4th at Myrtle Beach) My main purpose in going is to eat all of the yummy food. I love it all!! I love the (WARNING: major misspelling of words about to happen!!) Souvlaki, Chicken Gyros, Spanikopita, Baklava, Grape roll things, and the Tsatsiki sauce. I pretty much like everything Greek! So we walked around with content little Addison riding in the stroller. Mom and Kyla were looking around at all the vendors. It was lots of fun and sooo yummy!!
Next we went and played putt putt, which is my all time favorite beach activity! I LOVE putt putt. I don't know why I like it so much, but I do. I could have gone to play everyday, but I suppressed the urge and we only played once. Addison did really well until we were nearly done playing and she was ready for a nap. But we just took turns holding her and she was okay.
Cute Addie/Daddy picture during putt putt!
This is not the best picture, but it shows Addison's skiing pose! This is what she does when she wants to stand but gets tired. She just squats down and leans forward. She refuses to sit...
Here's my sweetie with her Aunt Kyla. I am so glad that they (mom and Kyla) were able to come down with us.
When we got back to the hotel, Jordan, Kyla and I went out to the beach for a little bit while my mom stayed in the room with my napping Addison. We played with the nerf football and in the waves until we saw sting rays, then went to the pool/hot tub. As we were leaving to come back in, Mom came walking out with Addison in her little swimsuit. So we took some pictures on the beach:
Then we went to the indoor pool and let Addison go swimming for the first time. We bought her this little baby float and it was the best $4 we spent!! She loved the water. She would smile and coo and splash! So CUTE! 
That night Jordan and I went out to eat while mom and Kyla kept my sweet baby girl. (By the way, she did so good with all of her naps and bedtimes, even with us being loud and noisy in such a small place. She really is the best baby ever!!) I don't remember the name of the place we ate but it was really nice and really good. It had very unique dishes. Then we walked around at Broadway at the Beach and ate pumpkin cheesecake ice cream from Ben & Jerry's. That was good!! I was ready to get back to Addison (even though she was Sleeping) the whole time I was gone.
Friday was a laid back day. Kyla and mom left around lunch time and Jordan and I went to the outlets one last time and then went swimming with Addison again. That evening we ate at the restaurant on the pier by our hotel. Addison had been really fussy until we got her in her stroller. We walked over (in the light rain) and ate while listening to live music. Addison just stared up at the lights and got really still until she finally zonked out for the night. We weren't going to go anywhere to eat since she was being fussy. I hate to think that we were going to try to plan based on her temperament. I like to think that we can still do most things and be spontaneous, even with a baby. So it made me happy to see what a little angel she was in the restaurant.
Saturday we hit up a few consignment stores and Baby boutiques. While eating lunch we made the decision to go ahead and pack up and come home. We really weren't sure how long we'd stay since we had the room until Sunday, but I really wanted to have that day home to do laundry and get settled back in. So got everything packed up in 45 minutes and left. We made dinner plans with our friends Chuck and LeeAnn so we came straight to their house and ate. We ending up staying over night there, even though we were a mere 20 minutes from home, but it was raining and late and Addison was sound asleep in Salem's crib, so it was well worth it.
So we ended up have a blast. Jordan and I agreed that the end of September was a perfect time to go to the beach and I think we may even turn it into a tradition.
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