NC Visit, Part One

Our time in NC is quickly drawing to a close, but it's been a great trip. Our time at the beach was incredible. We had a great view from our front porch of the ocean with a beach access just outside our front door. The girls LOVED the ocean and spent lots of time playing there with Daddy, Nana, and Aunt Kelly. Mama doesn't do water or bathing suits as I have a phobia of both. I think my phobia of the bathing suit might be stronger than my phobia of water and that's saying a lot! Two words, Jana: beached whale! At any rate, we had a great time and I think the girls made some memories. We took lots of pictures so as soon as we return to WA, I"ll get them posted. We did lots of rocking on our porch, a lot of laughing, and a lot of eating! On Tuesday, Nana, Lon, and I took all the kiddos for a ride on the ferry and a trip to the NC Aquarium, or as Sarah Grace calls it, the "inquarium". It was great. The girls LOVED the fish and ran from exhibit to exhibit to see what was next. As good as the aquarium was, I think I enjoyed watching them enjoy it most of all.

Joey didn't know well enough to care too much either way about the beach. We did grease him up with sunscreen one day and let him stick his toes in the water, but he seemed rather unimpressed. But I must say, he was hot stuff in his Hawaiian outfit and his hat! I think he was too busy working on other skills to care too much about the beach. This was the week he learned to roll over! I've really not had opportunity to let him be on the floor too often to practice because Abby usually tries to sit on him and that can't be good. So, I really had no idea he was so close to rolling over. I got up to feed him one night and realized, after I picked him up, that his back was to me and that I hadn't put him in bed that way! He's got it down pretty good now, but still needs to work on what to do once he gets over on his tummy. At this point, he thinks that what comes next is "getting mad"!

It's taken me about two days to get this posted so as I write this, we are preparing to leave tomorrow. We have had a wonderful time and I know we've all made some great memories. More highlights to follow soon along with pictures.