Dolphin Rescue

This weekend we went to South Carolina to visit the Thomas side of the family. Sunday afternoon we found a dolphin trapped in the creek at low tide, so all of the Thomas boys and their dad rescued the dolphin. They "walked" through the marsh until they reached the dolphin and kept him watered down until the tarp arrived. The dolphin was loaded into the tarp, and they all carried the 250lb dolphin back towards the bridge. They carried the dolphin up the bank, loaded it into the truck, and drove straight to the dock. Molly backed the truck down the ramp; this was her first time driving Craig's big truck! The boys carried the dolphin out of the truck bed, put it down in the water, and the dolphin just took off! It really was like "Free Willy"!

Maura and Brody watching the dolphin rescue

Last Night at Seagrove

We took pictures on the beach the last evening after going out to dinner. There were some cute shots of Maura and Brody alone, but they both got restless by the time we decided to add the adults to the pictures. Unfortunately Aunt Angela had already left to head home by the time we took these pictures. My mom made these outfits for the twins to wear at the beach. I just think they looked adorable!

Brody, Aunt Laura and Maura

Papa and Lulu

Maura and Brody love spending time with my parents, Papa and Lulu. They were completely spoiled for the entire week, but it was a pure joy seeing my parents have so much fun with Maura and Brody. We have only been home a few hours, and Brody is constantly looking and saying, "Papa, Papa." Hopefully we will do it again soon! And of course they are wearing outfits in the pictures below that my mom made.

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Maura Playing

While Brody took it easy from his busted lip, Maura was playing all day at the beach. She enjoyed playing in the sand with the toys, but she was a little leary of the water. I think the waves crashing must have scared her because she definitely was not afraid of swimming in the pool.

Brody's Injury

Brody busted his lip the third day at the beach. He was cruising along the tile floor and just lost his balance. His lip was pretty swollen for a few days, but these were the best shots I could get.

Day Two at Seagrove

Today we went to the beach for the first time. Maura and Brody enjoyed the sand, but I think they ate more than they played with. Chris caught a couple of crabs in one of their buckets. Maura enjoyed looking in the bucket at the angry crabs, but Brody just wanted to get in the wagon.

First Day at Seagrove Beach

We arrived at the beach Saturday afternoon and went directly to the pool. Maura and Brody both loved the water right away. Brody was a little calmer in the water than Maura. He just relaxed in the float most of the time, but Maura wanted out of the float immediately. She dunked her head under the water, kicked her legs, and even moved her arms just like she was swimming. I just wanted to post the first two pictures of the twins in the swimming pool. More will come later when we visit the beach.