I've Got My Toes in the Water....

In March, the Cleek's went to Naples, FL to stay with Mimi and Papa. We left on a Saturday morning really early and had Joe and Randi to join us on our long quest for the beach.

The backseat gang-Miles, NanNan, and Joe-...all snoozing.

Miles slept a total of 45 minutes or maybe an hour collectively on the 15+ hour car ride, but surprisingly he did well.

When we arrived in Naples on Saturday night, we had birthday dinner for Papa b/c it was his birthday. Miles even told him happy birthday.

We woke up the next morning and Miles and Joe played with some cars, we ate breakfast, and then we headed for the sand and sun!

**Funny side note...a woman on the beach thought that Matt was Joe's dad. Lol!! She was discussing with Joe about something she saw in the water. She said, "It was over there by your dad." So for the whole trip Matt called Joe and NanNan his "kids".**

Miles enjoyed playing in the sand.

It was a perfect first day on the beach.

The next day we went out on a boat (BIG thanks to Mimi and Papa). We boated over to Port Royal where we saw some multi million dollar homes and some dolphins. Then, we went to a private island called Waterscape. We ate lunch, saw some wild hogs (we tried to get Randi to call them), and went to a private beach.

Miles got in the ocean, 

walked around with Mimi, 

and went hunting for shells with Daddy.

The next day...we did pretty much the same....beach bumming! Wednesday of our trip was spent at the park and shopping b/c it was way too cold to get out on the beach. That night we went to watch the sunset and took some pictures.

Daddy helping Miles take off his shoes.

Such beauty in a sunset.

Miles loved chasing the birds on the beach.

Mimi didn't get to go with us on the beach b/c she was golfing, but we did get to snap this cute pic of Miles and his Mimi.

The last day was cloudy,

 sadly, 

but it didn't stop us. 

Joe and NanNan soaking up the sun....or trying to with all of the cloud cover.

Miles loved kicking the ball on the beach with Dada and Uncle Joe. 

Miles absolutely loved every minute of our beach trip! Here's more video proof of his love for the beach:

All good things must come to an end....so, we headed back to Tennessee on Friday very early, once again. The drive this time took longer b/c we got stuck in traffic outside of Atlanta. (imagine that!) Surprisingly, Miles did exceptionally well, despite the lack of sleep. I don't know why but he just won't sleep when we go on long trips in the car. I think he likes to see what's going on or maybe he can't get comfortable. Who knows? Maybe Miller will be a better sleeper. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed! :)

Cheetos anyone?