The Cape, Day 3

Sunday was a beautiful day at Cape Cod. Before we headed outside, Wendy got a great picture with Evan...

The sun was out and it was fairly warm (high 70s). What a perfect day to put Evan's feet in the sand for the first time!

Now it was time to touch the water and waves for the first time. Ohhh, the water's coming...

Getting closer...Wow! That's cold! The minute the wave crashed on our feet, Evan jolted his legs and feet up so fast. It was cute! He eventually got used to the cold water, as we all did.

Mommy and Evan were enjoying the water and waves...

A proud Daddy and his boy...Ahhh, the happy family...We left the Cape on Sunday. Everyone wished they had a few extra days to lounge around on the beach and relax. Maybe another trip in the future will bring us back...

Messy, Messy

I had to show everyone how much fun Evan is. He absolutely loves his rice cereal. He's taking notes from Mommy and when she says, "Mmmmm," Evan is now saying, "Mmmmm" with each bite. It's hilarous! He also loves to "help" Mommy feed him by grabbing the spoon while it's full of cereal. As you can imagine, it tends to smear all over his face, hands, bib, high chair, etc.He really didn't want me to take a picture of his left side...he had cereal all over, including on his eyelid!

The Cape, Day 2

Cape Cod, Day 2...

On Saturday we woke and had a wonderful pancake breakfast at The Pancake Man. It was yummy! After getting our share of salt water taffy and candy at the candy shop, we headed to find a local arts festival. The weather was perfect. Sunny and probably in the high 70s/low 80s. The arts festival was great! There were lots of different pieces, including oil and watercolor paintings, wood working, pottery and glass blowing.

That evening, Alyssa, Shelly, Jason and I went to Mike and Amy's wedding while Wendy took care of Evan. The wedding was beautiful and not many had a dry eye in the church (with the exception of Jason and Shelly!). The reception was held at a wonderful restaurant with a beautiful view...Here is the happy couple enjoying their first dance...The sunset was absolutely gorgeous! I'm a sucker for sunsets, so I could not get enough...They had a great idea where the father of the bride and father of the groom got on the dance floor, although they had no idea why. Turns out they had to participate in a twist-off! Both dads were great sports and had fun twisting. Not sure who won, as they both got down...Here are Shelly, Amy, Mike, Jen, and Alyssa at the wedding...And here are Jason, Jen, Shelly, and Alyssa...When we returned to the hotel that evening, Wendy informed us that Evan proceeded to have a poopie blow-out, up his back and all! That's my boy! Other than that, Aunt Wendy and Evan really enjoyed their time together. We are really thankful that Wendy could come and help us with Evan. We could not have done it without you and had a great time spending time together. Thanks!

The Cape, Day 3 to follow soon (I promise, more pictures of Evan on Day 3!)...

The Cape, Day 1

Evan, Jason, and I headed out to Cape Cod this past weekend. A college friend and sorority sister of mine, Amy, was getting married in Yarmouth, MA. Our friends, Shelly and Alyssa, and my sister, Wendy, all joined us. We had a great time!

Getting to the Cape meant that Evan was going to take his first plane ride. Here he is relaxing at the airport before his flight...Evan did GREAT on the plane. It was just Evan and me on our plane ride to Providence, RI, as Jason had to take a different flight in/out of Boston. Jason flew about the same time as me, from the same airport, but, unfortunately, was in a different concourse. He went through a different security line, and could not hang out with us at the terminal. There go our plans! It worked out OK. A TSA individual saw me struggling with my 2 bags, stroller, and Evan, who had decided to spit up all down my arm. Now, mind you, I had my "baggie" of liquids and my bag of breastmilk in my hands in addition to everything else. Anyway, the TSA man helped me through security and I could not have thanked him enough. After a quick diaper change, we headed to our gate to relax and spread out before boarding the plane.

I was quite surprised with all the help that was offered to me. When boarding the plane, they did NOT preboard. One minute they were making an announcement about our flight being over-booked, the next minute they were boarding Zones 1 & 2. So much for my extra time! Luckily a nice lady who was traveling on our plane offered to help me with the stroller. I really appreciated the help! Evan did well on his flight. OK, let me say that the seats are REALLY small when you're trying to nurse a baby, especially a 20-pound one. Evan got upset when starting to nurse because his feet got tangled in the armrests. And there was not much room. Once he got untangled, he settled down. He got a meal, played a bit with some toys, and took a nap. That was it on the plane! Folks came up to me after the flight and mentioned that they never heard him during the flight. Phew! I'm glad!

We met up with Alyssa and Wendy at the airport and off we went to the Cape. Jason met us there after driving through Plymouth, MA, from Boston and seeing Plymouth Rock. Unfortunately the weather on Friday in the Cape wasn't the greatest. It was chilly and rainy. The rain was off and on, so we ventured to the beach at the hotel while it wasn't raining.Here are Alyssa, myself, Evan, and Wendy at the beach...Evan enjoyed the beach. It was chilly and the wind was quite cold. Whenever the wind blew, Evan would squeal and you could see his little hair blowing in the wind. It was adorable.

He was really interested in the water...he is an Aquarius, you know...This beach-thing is fun!Here is a picture of our hotel at the Cape. We stayed at the Blue Water Resort. As I said, the rain was off and on. This made for some beautiful pictures of the clouds, sky, and water. Jason is a great photographer and took these wonderful pictures...Wendy found a beautiful shell along the water...While we decided what was for dinner, Evan sacked out on the floor. Onto Day 2...to follow soon!

Evan Withdrawal...

For those with Evan Withdrawal, here are a few pictures we took last week. He is a very happy baby! He was rolling around last week, just laughing and talking up a storm...

Hmmm, starting the "double-fisting" already. He must get that from Daddy...

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha...

Playing with my big sister, Daisy...

I'll tell you all about Evan's first plane ride and our vacation at Cape Cod soon. I'm exhausted so I'm going to rest now. Night!

Good times with Daddy!

Yesterday Jason has his first official (human) Father's Day (we've been celebrating Father's Day for 7 years now with Daisy). Everyone had a great time! Daddy woke up before we could get him breakfast in bed. I guess that is what happens when you have a baby! Anyway, after having a cup of coffee and checking out the world of sports online, he sat down to a huge breakfast consisting of an omelet with sausage, green peppers, onions, and cheese, biscuits, and strawberries. I accidently over-stuffed his omelet, so he was quite full after finishing breakfast. While he was letting all this digest, we tried to decide how to spend the late morning. I saw my friend, Betsy, took her son to the pool on Saturday, so that gave us a great idea...let's go to the pool! (Thanks, Bets!)

We pulled out our swimming gear and headed over to our community pool.

It was still well before noon, so only a few people were out there. We found some chairs under the shade, which was great. Since it's so early in the season, the pool was quite chilly! Jason dove right in (fearless!). But I only dipped my feet into the water. Evan was ready to go for a swim, so we got his feet used to the water by splashing him a bit. Then came the tiny dip of his feet in the water...didn't phase him.

We sat him on the ledge of the pool to dangle his toes and he was having fun. Hmmm...let me check out this pool thing...

Off came his pool robe and into the water with Daddy!Checking things out. This is a much bigger bathtub than I'm used to!

Whoa! I can float! Mamamama, look at me!Ready to join the swim team. He started paddling his feet...Phew! This swimming thing is exhausting! Time for a nap.Chillin' with Mommy...After we had enough fun at the pool, we headed home. Jason went for a long bike ride while Mommy and Evan went shopping. We came home and the dad of the day was watching golf with his puppy. Ah, life is great! We grilled out for dinner and Jason ate gorganzola burgers (I had BBQ chicken), potato salad, fruit salad with mangos, and when we made room later, we had a piece of chocolate cake. Yum!

Here is Daddy playing with his kids...All in all, a great Father's Day! My next item on the agenda is to find our dartboard in one of the hundreds of boxes we have. Daddy got new darts for Father's Day and he wants to put the dart board up in the garage. Gotta start digging through some boxes...

An update on Evan, he's doing great! He rolls over constantly (both ways) and we can't keep him on the blanket on the floor. He also is starting to "inch" as his way of crawling. Evan is fascinated with Daisy (as you can see in the above picture). He'll stop whatever he's doing to watch her. He reaches out every now and then to try to touch her. He's swatted Daisy on the head a few times; she was not too phased (which is great!). One funny thing Evan has started to do is bite down and sometimes suck on my nose and chin. He does this to my chin when I'm rocking him at night. Some nights I just can't stop laughing! Goofy child! He is sleeping in his crib now, and sleeping through the night again! YEAH!