Best weekend!!!

I couldn't have asked for a better weekend!!! We spent the majority of the weekend with our good friends Josh and Katie. They are expecting their second son this fall and ever since Shaun was born, we haven't seen much of each other. We went over to their house for dinner on Saturday night. Mike was pretty tired as he had been in Vegas all week for a meeting. I know...tough life. But he did take a red eye back so he definitely was recovering from that for a few days.
Sunday we met back up with Josh and Katie and drove north to Amelia Island to visit a place called black rock beach. It really is an amazing place. There are trees all over the beach that have come down over the years and through the beating of sand and surf, have become smooth and washed out. Hard to describe...but so beautiful. We spent the morning hanging out and letting the boys play and finished out the weekend with lunch and drinks on the beach while listening to some live music. For a brief moment there, I felt like we were on vacation. Just what we needed! So thankful for the wonderful friends in our lives!
Wanted to show you some pictures from the weekend :)

Playing on the driftwood

Blue eyes!!!

He loved standing next to this tree

Always a challenge to keep a hat on this boy

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this picture

Was really cool to see these up and down the beach

Definitely didn't feel like Florida

Beautiful

Happy Birthday Grandma!

Today is my Grandma's birthday! So this blog entry is for you Grandma!
Did our best this morning to get a good birthday video but Shaun was being a bit fussy. So here is the best we could do! Wishing you the happiest of birthdays and wishing we could be there to celebrate with you. We love you so much! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Shaun masters eating a plum

So we decided instead of cutting up a plum for Shaun to just try and give him the whole thing. As you can see, he had no problem figuring out what to do with it. He cracks me up in this video.

So cute in the mornings!

One of my favorite things to do in the morning is to just sit back with a cup of coffee and watch Shaun play. It's so fun to watch him babble and move from toy to toy. So I thought it would be fun to just turn on the camera and sit back quietly so that you can see what I see each day. My favorite parts of this video are when he lifts his leg up to try and get on the bus (he has not mastered this skill yet!) and if you listen closely you will notice he says "ball" twice when he sees the green ball. This is one of his newest words. And as you will see..we are taking some steps! He can move all around the kitchen with that bus but as soon as he lets go, he's back down. But we are making progress!
I am also including some pictures of his new pillow pet from Grandma and Grandpa. As you can see, he isn't the only one in this house who likes it :)

Shaun's new buddy Leo the Lion

Jake thinks this is his new dog bed!

So soft! I think Shaun likes it :)

Great weekend!!!

It was a weekend of firsts for Shaun! Mike's sister Tara came to visit with her husband Mark and my three nieces. Shaun had a blast hanging out with his cousins. On Sunday we all went to the beach and met Mike's sister Kristin and my nephew Connor there. It was Shaun's first time playing at the beach. We had taken him once before when he was just sitting up and ended up staying for only 5 minutes. This time we spent a few hours there and Shaun played the ENTIRE time! He loved the water and even though it was cold, didn't seem to mind! We built his first sand castle and even played in the waves.

Last night we took all the kids to their first baseball game. The kids played on the playground all night and Shaun had fun being outside. Needless to say, we were all pooped at the end of the day. Monday came too soon. So much fun to spend the weekend with family. Attached are some pics and videos of the weekend!

My little beach bum

This is so fun Mom!

Testing the water

Not so sure about the waves

Taking it all in

Fun with Auntie Tara at the baseball game

Thanks Auntie for my new towel!

Hanging with his cousins

Shaun's first sandcastle

Mommy's little man

Still loves bathtime!!!

Mike with his two sisters, Tara and Kristin

The crew at the baseball game