SUMMER FUN AT THE BEACH!

We went to St. Augustine beach yesterday. Zayne got sunscreen and sand in his eyes but still managed to enjoy it somewhat. His favorite part was sitting at the edge of the water letting the water splash against him and then jumping and splashing in it. Nathan and I looked for seashells and him and Grandad got out in the water a bit. Noah hung out under the umbrella with Drew for most of the day. It started getting hairy when both the little boys started crying so couldn't play football and fly a kite like we usually do. Nathan wasn't to happy about that, but at this point, it was necessary for us to leave. The biggest trick was rinsing everyone off with bottled water since we couldn't park by the showers. Somehow though, we got everyone calmed and cleaned so we decided to go shopping at the outlet mall. Overall it was a great day even though I still think that the beach is not a people friendly place at all.

WARNING!!

...7 is a difficult age

Im frustrated...[sigh]

THINGS I COULDN'T LIVE WITHOUT...

..AND PURCHASE'S I'M GLAD I MADE!


1. COFFEE! (can't get going in the a.m. w/out it!)
2. moby wrap
3.baby einstien dvd's (this is WAY up on the list!)
4. MY VAN
5. outside swing (sure fire way to make Zayne happy)
6. white noise machine (I promise your baby will sleep better w/ one of these!)
7. car seat mirror (so you don't have to break your neck everytime you need to see your baby)
8. Jumparoo (trust me..it's worth the $$)
9. baby wipes (we even keep a container in the van)
10. SippiGrip
11. this snack (we take these with us on the go b/c they don't make a huge mess and they taste good)
12. Avent bottle brush (AND the bottle's)
13. this book(A day wouldn't be complete without reading it to Zayne)
14. and this one
15. foam mats (perfect for tile or hardwood floor)
16. Baby einstein bath book
17. yellow rubber duckie (doesn't every child own one of these?)
18. baby monet crib toy
19. Many different Leap Frog toys
20. these shoes (they stay on good)
21. all childrens books by Karen Katz
22. O-Ball
23. Vtech electronic book

Wow! And this wasn't even everything! This was a very detailed list but once I got started I couldn't stop :)

P.S. Hold on to this one because I plan to update it as I go

SPLASHING IN THE POOL!

Tuesday was the first time we have been in the pool this summer. Our sweet neighbor's invited us over. This was also Zayne's very first time in the pool. HE LOVED IT! He was so happy in there and just kept smiling and splashing around. He also learned how to drink from a straw while we were there. Can't wait to do that more often!

The 2 BABIES of the BUNCH!

For the second day in a row, Zayne has napped longer than his 6 week old brother! What is up with that? I thought newborns where supposed to sleep all day?