Our Family Vacation -- Day Three

This morning we had another great morning out on the beach:















This afternoon we went to Corolla to drive on the beach and try to find some of the wild horses.



















We drove a good distance down the beach and eventually turned around to head back to town:




On the return trip two more horses joined the group we first saw:







Driving on the beach is tiring. :o)

Our Family Vacation 2009

On Friday we packed up the car and headed south for our first family vacation! Our first stop was to visit our friends Jenny, Kevin, Crystine, Clint and Amber at the Bay. They had been vacationing there for the week and invited us to come for a visit.

Tyler with Jenny and Kevin's Great Dane Zeus:


Buddy and Deuce playing in the water:


Tyler enjoying the water:






A little Sesame Street time -- ELMO!!:


On Sunday we left the Bay and headed to North Carolina. On the way we stopped in Portsmouth to visit Tyler's Great-Grandma Renfrow.






Tyler and his Great-Aunt Nancy:


After our visit we continued down the road to North Carolina. We arrived around 4:30pm on Sunday and have really been enjoying ourselves. This morning we went down to the beach and Tyler seemed to have a good time.

Daddy and Tyler walking down to the water:


First time in the ocean:




Hanging out in his tent:


Now escaping from his tent:


Tyler and I sitting on the beach:

Tyler's 9 Month Checkup

Today was Tyler's 9 month appointment with his pediatrician. So how is he measuring up:

• Weight: 18lb 10oz / 10-25%
• Height: 28 3/4 in / 50-75%
• Head Circumference: 18 in / 50-75%

Since his 6 month appointment he has gained 3lbs and grown 2 1/2 inches. They pricked his toe to check his hemoglobin levels and he got a Hepatitis B shot. His iron level is a bit low, but not low enough to warrant putting him on iron supplements. His pediatrician said to just give him more meats in his diet and he should be good. So I went to the store and got him some ground beef and ground turkey to add to his lunch and dinners. I also got him some Arrowroot cookies as a treat and he LOVES them.

Happy 9 Month Birthday Tyler!

HAPPY NINE MONTHS BABY BOY! Recently Tyler figured out how to become mobile. He's not doing a full crawl on his hands and knees, but he is a pro at the army crawl. He's happy as long as he can get himself around. Tyler has started waving hi and bye which is too cute! He also LOVES to eat. We started him on a lot more finger foods and so far he really enjoys:

• elbow macaroni
• chicken
• ground beef
• shredded cheese
• yogurt
  
• as well as all kinds of chopped up fruit and vegetables

Today when daddy picked him up from daycare (I am home sick with a stomach bug) his teacher gave him half a graham cracker. Tim said he put Tyler in his car seat and tried to take the cracker. Of course Tyler started to cry, so Tim gave it back to him. We live maybe 3 minutes away from the daycare center and Tim said when they pulled into the driveway all that was left were crumbs on his shirt --haha. The boy doesn't play around with his food.

Here are a few pictures that were taken last night of Tyler in the living room, trying to figure out the step, as well as a video Tim took of him sleeping in his jumper.

Lake Anna

Today we had a fantastic time out at Lake Anna with our friends Aaron, Angela and Andrew. This was Tyler's first time out on a boat and he had a really great time.

Tyler and Andrew showing off their life jackets.


















The boys out in the water.


















Tyler is passed out.


















Tyler playing with his blocks.


















Now he is trying to eat his toes.


















After the lake we went to Outback for dinner. I didn't have enough food for Tyler, so he got his very own sweet potato. He also ate some of my steamed vegetables. Yum!

Our weekend in Hopewell and North Carolina

This weekend we went to Hopewell to visit Tim's family and also North Carolina to visit his sister and to celebrate his Great Uncle's 90th birthday party. We all had a great time and Tyler LOVED seeing everyone.

Tyler with his MiMi, Great-Grandma Renfrow and the birthday boy Great Uncle Dan

















Tyler with his MiMi and eying up Great-Grandma Renfrow's birthday cake...

















GOT A BITE!


















Having fun in the pool!

Watch out!

Already filling Daddy's shoes

Tyler is wearing a pair of Tim's sandals from when he was a baby.

All of MiMi and PaPa's Grandkids

Say cheese!



















Tyler poked poor Kierstyn in the eye.


















No more pictures!

Tyler's First Battle Scar

I know it has been forever since I posted last and I will hopefully one day get caught up, but I thought I would take a few minutes to blog about Tyler's first battle scar. When Tim and I picked Tyler up from daycare this afternoon, they told us he had had an accident. Apparently he was standing on the outside of an exersaucer playing when he tried to take a step, lost his balance and crashed right into the edge of a cabinet. They said he cried just a few minutes, but stopped and was fine. They put ice on the area and kept a close eye on him the rest of the day. He doesn't seemed bothered by it at all, but he has a nice little welt as a reminder. The first of many to come I am sure.

Tyler's First School Pictures

Tyler is sitting in Ms. Saberha's lap on the far right side looking down - ha.

















This isn't his best picture, but I thought it was still cute.

Such a great weekend!

We had a great family weekend and the weather was absolutely gorgeous. On Saturday, Tyler and I went to the Occoquan Days Craft Fair with Mee Maw, Aunt Krissy, and his cousins Amie and Amber. We had a really nice time and Tyler experienced his very first bus ride, which he really seemed to enjoy. After the craft fair, we we headed home. Daddy spent his afternoon smoking pork BBQ on the grill. Tyler's friend Andrew came over to play while we ate dinner with Aaron, Angela and Chris. The only problem is the BBQ wasn't quiet ready to eat, so we ordered some take out and hung up on the deck and enjoyed the weather.



















On Sunday we started off having another lazy day. We decided to take advantage of the gorgeous weather and broke out Tyler's baby pool. This is the first time he had been in his pool and he had a great time. His friend Natalie came over to play as well.

















































































We then did round two for the BBQ and Chris, Aaron, Angela and Andrew came back over for dinner and it was AWESOME! Gold Star Tim!