Everyday Carrie

I left my water bottle on the ottoman that Nate of course found to much delight.

This is him in water bottle bliss…

This is after me being a mean mommy and taking it away…

the drama.

would spend his time at the beach doing this…

This is just a lesson on what happens when you leave your kids unsupervised in mixed company. They are starting early these days! sheessh!

Nate is not totally to blame I might add. Eva Briley might not be crawling but she is a little straightforward in her approach

What a busy month! So busy in fact that I missed the actual day:) So for my list this month it is 11 new Nate things. He is more and more little boy and less and less baby every day. It is so amazing and fun to watch him grow!

11 New Nate things…

1. Lots of teeths- not even sure how many new ones. Maybe 4? I have lost count.

2. First beach vacation

3. A love for the beach!

4. No more crawling if he can help it and only walking.

5. Fast walking!

6. More hair! It is like really washing hair now and not just a little scalp.

7. Eating big bites of food. All by himself-don’t try and help Mr. Independent.

8. High Fives!!! He is throwing them left and right.

9. New favorite toy-(besides the red beach scoop and lawn mower) is his kitchen cabinet of bowls and cups. He just figured out that he could sit inside the cabinet. Hilarious!

10. A new love discovery of riding in the bike buggy! One constant smile while the wind is in his hair:)

11. Good traveler and packnplay sleeper- thank goodness!

We just got back from vacation and had such a great week! I was going to blog and then decided before we left that it would be more of a vacation if i was totally unplugged. It was so nice to not be connected to the world and was a week of true relaxation. I am having beach withdraws! I think I need to go back for a month before coming back to the real world.

Nate loved the beach!! He loved the water, the sand, the waves, the bike, and the pool! We had so much fun with him experiencing so many new things. He played so hard every day and then just crashed every night. We did lots of riding bikes, eating, going to the beach and pool, eating again, and just relaxing with family. We only got in the car a couple times to load up on groceries and drive to dinner one night.

I think I am going to do a few posts about the beach this week so that I can hold on a little longer:)

Tyler has some great pictures to come but here are a few…

Of course we participated! You could either wear this hat to get a free entree or dress like a cow to get a free combo. I wish I had gotten a lot more pictures bc people really went all out but I thought it might be a little strange walking around Chickfila taking pictures of strangers. Then again- they were dressed up like cows as you can see in the background.

We are addicted to ‘So you think you can dance’ because of course I think that I can dance. I mean I used to make up dances with my best friend in front of her wall of full length mirrors. I haven’t classified my style yet. Modern? Popper? Hip Hop? Ballroom? It could be a combination of all of those. Hmmm. Anyway…Tyler put this guy on his blog that was on the other night. Check it out bc it is so crazy!

We had a great relaxing weekend. No projects. No where we had to be. It was nice.

We got to cookout, watch fireworks from my parents front porch, visit with some old friends, and take some naps. We finished the weekend off with a fun birthday party (happy bday Bella).

Bella’s party was cowgirl/cowboy theme…Nate was the only cowboy minus Tyler as you can see

I got Nate a new G hat in Athens this weekend. It is a necessity to have one. He wore it on his trip to the mailbox with Nanmommy and Grandaddy.