Saturday, August 11, 2012

Fishing Pole

Thomas enjoys fishing even though he rarely gets a chance to go nowadays.  He's wanted to buy Julia a fishing pole for a while and he finally did a few weeks ago.  Julia has done great while practicing casting in the house.  It looks like they are ready to go catch some fish.  


Julia got to test out the fishing pole for real last weekend while Thomas' parents were in town.  I decided to stay home and get some other things done instead.  They didn't catch anything but I guess they had fun anyways.

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Jumping In

This summer we've been spending tons of time in the water.  Julia has really gotten brave and is now jumping in and going under.  I wanted to get her swim lessons this year but it never seemed to work out with our schedule and then I heard about a lady who does private lessons from a few girlfriends. I think we're going to go that route at the beginning of next spring so she has lots of time to practice what she's learned.  In the meantime we'll keep practicing at the pool on our own.  Way to go Julia!




Thursday, August 2, 2012

Naptime

Julia still takes a nap but just not everyday...it depends on the days activities or how late she was up the night before.  The other day when I went to wake her up I just thought she looked so cute sleeping that I had to take a photo.  I sat and watched my beautiful little girl and wondered what she was dreaming about and thought about how lucky I am to have her as my daughter.  I really feel like the luckiest mommy in the world to have such a sweet girl.  She does some many kind things it just makes me smile.  I love being able to stay home with her and even though I know there are many good times ahead I wish I could freeze time for just a bit...I don't want my little girl to grow up quite yet.

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Meltdown

I know it's not a happy and smiling photo but meltdowns happen.  I haven't taken a meltdown photo in almost two years so I thought it was time.  Julia was quite exhausted and that's usually when she has a meltdown.  I don't even remember why she was upset but it didn't last long.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Update on Andrew

Andrew is almost 14 months old and he has been crawling on his hands and knees for a few weeks now or as Julia says 'a big boy crawl.'  At times he'll still do the army crawl but everyday we see less and less of that crawl and everyday he gets faster and faster at crawling on his hands and knees.


He has also recently discovered how to open cabinets and he loves to explore what's inside.  For example this morning while I was getting ready he slowly took out one thing at a time from my make up kit and inspected it and a few times he handed me something he found in there.  Before I knew it my whole make up kit was emptied and all over the bathroom floor.  He loves playing with what's inside the cabinets and clearly let's you know he wants to play in there if you take him away.


 See we left another cabinet open and Andrew is quick to find it and he's ready to explore.


One of the things which has amazed me with Andrew is his absolute infatuation with electronics.  It must be a boy thing!  I guess it's in his blood but he loves cell phones, IPADs, remote controls, cameras, camcorder...you name it.  He'll spy my cell phone on the counter when you're holding him and will whine until he gets to play with it.  It's cute since he even imitates me and holds it up to his ear and sometimes even says 'hi.'  It's just so funny...I love it!  


Recently Andrew has also started walking with the help of a push toy or in our house called the lion.  He's been doing good and he's even starting to let go of the handle and balance for a bit.  He's quite the brave little guy and isn't usually bothered when he falls down...he just gets back up and keeps on moving.  Of course it makes me a little nervous but he always does a great job of breaking his falls.  He is very much a happy guy who just wants to be a part of whatever is going on.

Last Day at the Beach

Our last day at the beach and just a few photos to wrap up our vacation to Hilton Head.  Daddy and Julia coming in from a swim in the ocean.


Check out the new pink shovel.  Our big plastic shovel broke so we bought this one which will last a while...it's quite sturdy.  Pink of course since Julia picked it out.


A little more building.


After I wrote her name in the sand Julia and I played a little chase on the beach...such fun times.  We had the best time and on one of my walks on the beach I thought about the song by Natalie Merchant called "These Are Days."  I know these are the days to remember and cherish and we did just that...enjoyed each other and had fun!  Looking forward to our next vacation together as a family.

Dolphin Boat Ride

One of the things we wanted to do was go on a Dolphin Boat Ride.  We thought they would enjoy riding on a boat after seeing so many and if we got to see some dolphins that would be an added bonus.  Well they both enjoyed the boat ride and we saw dolphins but not as close up as Julia and I saw them the one day in the ocean.  We ate an early dinner so we could catch the 5:00 boat ride.


Andrew was pretty cute as he would look at the boats and smile or point at them.  It's been so much fun watching him communicate in his own way.


We had great views and the weather was fantastic.


The first dolphin we spotted on our boat ride.


Yet another.


A beautiful rainbow.


Julia enjoyed standing on the ledge and looking over.


Posing for a photo...not quite sure what got into her but she was having fun being photographed.


Daddy, Andrew and Julia and Julia smothering Andrew with a hug.


Julia in front of the boat we went on...her first boat ride and she loved it.