Ian with Grandpa

Lately this is Ian's favorite position in which to be held. My dad was holding him today so I could eat. He just looked so cute resting there on my dad's arm that I had to take a picture!

Tropical Storm Fay

Since this is our first hurricane/tropical storm since moving to Florida I thought I should document it. I know that in some parts of the state she has reeked some major havoc but for us Fay has only caused some miner annoyances. When we first realized she was headed for us I ran out and got a lot of canned and non-perishable food. (I haven't established a working food storage supply yet.) And then we had three days of nothing besides some grey skies. We actually thought she was going to avoid us entirely. But last night it started raining, and still hasn't stopped. Apparently she likes where she is just fine seeing as she is only traveling at 2 miles per hour. So, as things stand now, we may be seeing a few more days of rain. I actually like rain, so this isn't soooo bad, but we did have to drain our pool today or it would have overflowed. And taking Clara to pre-school today was an adventure . . . a very, very wet adventure.

Family Together

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We haven't all been together like this in a long time! So, of course we needed a picture.

My Little Girl

Time at the Beach

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We just spent a little over two weeks at the beach. It was fun to spend time with family. Clara had a great time. She got to spend quality time with her grandparents, aunts and uncles, and even some cousins. And she got a great tan, have you ever noticed that kids skin gets the best sun tans? This picture is from the balcony of the condo that we stayed in. And that is the only picture of outside that I got! I can't believe that I didn't take any other pictures outside. But I quickly found out that have a 2 month old baby makes doing a lot of things on vacation hard! I really did enjoy the time away, but I am looking forward to doing things like that more when Ian is older.

BEACH OR BUST

Or should I say that we are bringing so much stuff that we are busting out of our cars! We are on our way to the beach for a few weeks! I forgot how much stuff you need when you have a baby. Adam will be taking a few days off, but for the most part is still going to work and may commute as it's only a 45 minute drive. We are all excited to spend some time in the sun and with family, and I can't wait for Clara to use her new swim skills. We are looking forward to a great vacation!