Southbeach Camping

Our first camping trip with Nathan was an experience to say the least. We rolled into Southbeach State Campground on a beautiful rare warm beach day. Nathan enjoyed the details of nature as he examined and tasted all the grass and woodchips within reach. We all enjoyed a lovely evening of sitting by the campfire which Nathan was super jazzed about and amazingly enough he went to bed fairly easily giving ol' Mom and Dad some time to relax.
THEN....the night of no sleep began. For various reasons of course like the tent being too small for us all to be comfortable, frequent waking by all and then it Rained! So already by 4am Drew and I are looking at eachother wondering if the night will ever end. By 6am we were all up, wondering where in the world to set this baby as everything was wet. So it didn't take long to decide to pack it up and out we headed stopping for breakfast at the Piggly Wiggly in downtown Newport. Well...better luck next time. Here are a few photos from the adventure.

Crib Action

My my, this has been a busy month for little Nathan. He's doing some increadible growth and skill building as his body and mind start working together. Watch below and you'll see....

Okay, so he still has to master the landing but he's go the standin up part!

Ahh...Summer

The first heat of summer inspired some Naked Moments

Discovering the "Magic Water Wand"

First fountain park experience... I'm pretty sure he liked it but it was definantely sensory overload between his excitement and the other screaming kids.

N. Carolina May 2009

Last month we went to N Carolina for our spring visit. It was soooo nice to warm up a bit, enjoying both those bluebird sky days and the overcast thundercloud skies. Looking out the backyard of The Burchette's is a great example of the thundercloud beauty.

Nathan get's some long awaited lovin' from his grandparent's!

Here he is experimenting with some texture...

I think he likes it.We celebrated Mother's Day and Harry's birthday with some fun cards, breakfast treats and a BBQ later that day.Classic moments at the dinner table...Nathan putting up with his carrot teether. There were a few beach days to be enjoyed but with the windy weather, only this one beach outing for Nathan and I.We did however make it to our favorite spot in Southport...The Provision Co.

Excellent shrimp and crabcake lunch dockside with some Corona...Perfect!And here is Nathan having a first time ride in the shopping cart at the local grocery. He loved it so much...there's no going back.