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Showing posts with label Corfu. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Corfu. Show all posts

July 31, 2011

The rest of Greece... I think




 Trying to get a family picture...
 We took this boat for a ride around part of the island with stops for swimming, eating and just looking around.  It was an all day thing.  I'm on the boat waving.
 Keenan contemplating the jump.
 looking for fishies with dad
 digging in the sand


 Mid jump


 ICECREAM!
 A small fishing town that we stopped at, with old ruins...
 The boat ride back...
 times 2!
 Need to go to AA... after a binge?


More Greece

I just have so many pictures that I liked from our Greece trip that yes, I'm posting more!

We were in Greece for about 10 days.  During that time we soaked up as much sun as we could mostly on the beach, Aqualand, took a boat ride around the island, and did just a touch of sight seeing.  I would have liked to do more sight-seeing but mixing the heat with 2 young kids and adding sight-seeing on top of that just didn't jive well.  We let Keenan stay up late and watch movies on his i-pod, which he rediscovered "Wall-e" and finds it hilarious, and also let him play on his leapster.  Van stayed up late by default since it was hard for him to fall asleep in the same room as everyone else, a strange room at that.  Now that we're back his sleeping is terrible  :(  He only wants to sleep on us.  I would like to think that he's just a cuddle bug :)

We've been in Europe for nearly 4 years now, I think some of their ways are rubbing off.  In Europe EVERYONE wears bikinis, little bikinis,  doesn't matter if your old, young, fit or not you're in a bikini.  I think it's nearly impossible to find a modest full swimsuit, takini or even a full coverage bikini.  I've always been fairly modest but now even after two babies stretching out my skin and leaving my breast deflated, find myself with more confidence in my body then before.  I even bought a few skimpy bikinis that I don't think I would have ever worn before because the bottoms allow for a lot more butt cheek peeping out.  When in Rome...

 Achilles Palace... maybe it was actually called something else but there's a big statue of Achilles there.
 Keenan checking out a few displays.

 Van did NOT want to be held, he NEEDED to be down on the ground crawling everywhere.  He likes stairs best which is good because we had to climb a few flights.  Yes, we let Van run around in just a diaper... it was HOT.

 We let Keenan take a few pictures
 If you look closely at Keenan's face it is covered in pollen
 Darn, I forgot to rotate this one... this is why his face is covered in pollen.
 Me and Achilles


This is how Keenan REALLY felt about sight seeing...

July 27, 2011

Aqualand

We spent two days at Aqualand. There was a really nice small kid area with slides that only kids could go on and the water was pretty shallow.  We stayed close by but let Keenan go crazy.  The kid was non-stop in the water, playing from 10 until we pried him away around 6 both days.  Each time it took him approximately 4 minutes to fall asleep once he was all buckled in the car.  

Keenan hamming it up for the on site photographer
We made him wear a water shirt as this was our third day in full sun and we were all getting a bit pink.
He was a bit scared the first time, after that we couldn't keep him away.

trying to stay a bit covered up while letting Van splash in the pool and below Van was just exhausted!

Rocky beach

 This is the beach across from our hotel.  It was rocky but easy to get to and we still had fun.

 Christian playing in the rocks
 Our little fish.
Van
 lovin' on the swing!  Don't you just want to smoosh his cheeks and kiss him all over??

July 26, 2011

Corfu, Greece: Water and Sun

We stayed at a little family run hotel that was right across the street from the beach




The hotel wasn't incredible kid friendly but the hotel owner tried.  He borrowed toys and even a swing from his sister for the kids to play with.
Van LOVED the swing.  There was even a little rope tied to the swing so you didn't have to get up to push.

Van was pretty content staying at the waters edge playing in the sand.
We bought Keenan a snorkel... after that we pretty much only saw his backside after that.
Keenan snorkeling.

 A little baby butt crack...

Mmmmm, sand


I bought a big floppy sun hat for 4 Euros... I'm pretty sure I wore it the entire time in Greece.  I must be getting old... I also always made sure me and the kids were completely slathered in sunblock.

We just thought this cotton candy/ lemonady looking house was interesting...