August 31, 2010
Outer Banks
We had a fabulous vacation last week at the Outer Banks. We rented a house on the beach and enjoyed time with family.
Alison, unfortunately, was petrified of the ocean. Last time we went, we saw dolphins close to the shore and from then on she just says over and over, "I don't want the ocean to get me". Notice the death grip on daddy's hair?
Eliot loved the soothing sounds of the ocean, but was not crazy about the temperature. Thankfully it wasn't scorching hot outside and we were able to have him out with us for some of the day.
Ben and Rick had a great time wake boarding together.
Ben got Alison a little pool and put it out on our deck. She loved being able to play in the water, and just look at the ocean from afar.
After some fun snacks on the beach, Poppy let Alison bury him. We were so thankful to finally see her enjoying the trip and from then on she was hooked on playing in the sand.
She even wanted herself buried. We tried to make her look like a mermaid.
It was so nice to have our own beach space. We were able to leave our tents and chairs up all week and just go down as we pleased.
The highlight of Alison's week: flying a princess kite with uncle Jordan. She was so proud that she could do it all by herself.
Ben, Rick and Jordan went on several fishing outings. I'm pretty sure Ben was the only one to catch any thing and in fact, on the second trip, he was the only one to come home with a pole! I wish I could have been there, because from what I heard, Rick's pole fell into the ocean and Jordan's broke in half. They said the "locals" on the pier had a pretty good laugh.
I really enjoyed having a week to do nothing but sit on the beach and enjoy time with my family. It felt weird to come home and actually have to wear something other than a swimsuit. Speaking of suits, have I mentioned our children are giant? The second day of our trip Alison started complaining that her straps were too tight, so she wore her suit like this for the rest of the trip.
Abby, Betty Lou and Alexandria came to visit us for an afternoon. Alex kept giving Eli bear hugs and we quickly realized how giant Eli really is. My 4 month old son is almost as tall as Abby's 1 year old daughter. Oh boy, I'm in trouble!
Of course my little Eli is still not sleeping, but it was refreshing to be able to go walk along beach when he was fussy and I got to see a beautiful sunrise every morning. By far, my favorite thing was enjoying a hot cup of coffee with Rachel in the morning. She would get up with me and the kids and I absolutely loved our "quiet" time together.
Madisyn and Kaitlyn (Alison calls them the aunsters-aunts and sisters combined) were awesome with the kids and a complete joy to spend time with.
We ended the week with a seafood dinner out. Ben and Rachel did most of the cooking for all of us throughout the week and they were ready for a break.
I already miss vacation. I miss playing games after the kids went to bed. I miss the moonlit walks on the beach. I miss cat naps on the beach in the sun. I miss the smell of suntan lotion. I'm counting down the days to our next vacation.
August 19, 2010
The things you only do with #2
Ben would never have done this with Alison. I absolutely love hearing Eli laugh.
August 16, 2010
Jumpin' Jellybeans!
Eli's jumpin' the charts! He's now 14 lbs 3oz. and 26 inches long. He jumped from the 50th percentile to almost the 90th percentile in just 2 months! That's what happens when you're up all night eatin' kid!
August 14, 2010
4 Months
Happy 4 months Monkey!
Eli has been a much happier baby lately. He's constantly talking and laughing-we just can't get enough. We switched his reflux medicine and I cut out dairy and caffeine from my diet. He's back in his crib instead of sleeping in his carseat, which is improvement in my books. He has still been getting up at 2 and 5am so I decided enough was enough and we started cereal yesterday. He did much better than Alison did the first time. He seemed to really enjoy it and he slept much better last night. August 12, 2010
August 8, 2010
Mommy's day off
I declared yesterday 'Mommy's day off' and I got some much needed rest. My stellar husband took the kids all day, even taking them to the Y, made the most AMAZING calzones I've ever had for dinner, cleaned up the kitchen and got the kids in bed.
I felt refreshed and rested, but who can stay in bed when they have this little man talkin' to them?
I felt refreshed and rested, but who can stay in bed when they have this little man talkin' to them?
Or when they have such a cute helper in the kitchen?
Or when there's phone calls to Daddy that need to be made?
Or when there's baby's being baptized in your very own living room?!
Or when Elmo and Tigger come to visit?
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