6 months old

Can you believe I've been here for 1/2 a year? It's crazy, especially, when you think of all I've done in six short months! I've traveled up and down the east coast more times than most people do in a lifetime. Been to beaches in NC and SC. Hiked in the mountains of PA. Had my first taste of chocolate at Hershey Park, PA. The list goes on and on. My short life has been packed full of first experiences, new sites and sounds, and loads of fun!

If you think traveling is all I've been up to than let me tell you more about me. I'm eating food now! Boy, oh, boy does it taste good. The noises, faces and mess I make bring lots of laughs to the dinner table. I'm sure that good time will wear off once I get older! I'll be getting in trouble for spitting my food instead of getting smiles from them.


The world sitting on my bottom is a lot more interesting. Sitting up really helps me see around, helps me look at all the people that walk by - allowing me to brighten their day by giving them one of my big toothless grins.

Sitting up also gives me the opportunity to ride in my stroller without being strapped into the car seat. Oh, the relief! I can not stand the car seat. I'll take any other mode of transportation but please, not.the.carseat!

And then there is my sissy! I like to write about her alot. The reason, she is my sidekick (or I'm hers). We laugh at each other, see who can scream at mom the loudest, and have competitions to see who can make the biggest mess with our toys and food. She's good at taking toys out of my hand and tattle telling when I get a hold of her hair, pulling with everything I've got. Each day gets more fun with my big sis - love you!!I had my six month check up today. I'm no slouch, weighing in at 17.12 and 27 inches long. If I keep those stats up I'll be ready to play college football at Virginia Tech (Daddy's edit: only if he can't get into Clemson!) when I'm eighteen! Doc says, I'm healthy as they come and he'll see me at nine months.

Don't hate because I'm a handsome, jet setting, hunk of baby love (mom hijacked my blog and wrote that)! Life's goooood for this six month old. Signing off on my six month update!

Peas, love and lots more happiness to come,

Grayson

Summer at the Beach

The kids and I spent a lot of time at the beach this summer! It didn't start off as the plan but after a little taste of the beach in early June, I knew I needed more. With lots of beach time came lots of windshield time. From June 1 - August 14, we were in PA for only 2 1/2 weeks. We drove back twice to see Aaron, repack, and load up again. The kids did pretty good with the travel although at the end Grayson ran a fever for over a week, which caused him to be fussy and not sleep well. He was told by the doctor that he had vacationitis! I could have stayed forever but being at the beach kept us away from Aaron and by mid August, we were all craving some family time!

Beach bummz!

Over the 4th of July week the Sims and de Windt kids were in Myrtle Beach. We met up at the de Windt vacation villa for swimming and beach action.Looks like they are trying to hold hands!Cousins on mommy's sideHappy 15th Birthday to Katybug!The kids and I spent a week in Ridgeland with the grandparents. Carrington was out at the pool, in the river, or at the beach everyday. Grayson worked on his love of swimming with his Granny. Kelly joined us a for another week of vacation (in total she was with us for over a month this summer!!).Cousins on daddy's sideCan you find Carrington? She got to take a tube ride with the big kids!And they are off...(the little head popping up is Carrington)Spending time with my little girl. Grayson stayed home with the grandparents so it was a nice relaxing boat trip for mommy and good one-on-one time with Miss Carrington.The Captain and his first mate!Lovin on her uncle PaulPlenty of time was spent swinging to keep Grayson from fussingThe last leg of our summer beach fun was spent back in Myrtle Beach. We rented a beach house for the week. My parents and grandparents were there too. It was great to be in walking distance of the beach and spend one last week so close to our favorite place!

Taking a late afternoon nap on the couch. Kelly on one end and Carrington on the other end. Carrington loves her Kelly and stayed attached to her all summer!Peep and Granddaddy enjoying the good life!I dream often about the day we are living back at the beach permanently. Until then, I have lots of good memories from the Summer of 2011!

Crayola Factory and Hershey Park

Back in July, Kelly came to spend time with us in PA during one of the rare weeks we were here. She visited during the hottest week of the summer when the temperature was at the 100 mark for several days. The house has no central air so we went in search of activities that could provide fun and relief. One of those spots was the Crayola Factory! The girls made many different arts and crafts, played in the museum and enjoyed ice cream to finish off the trip.

Writing on the wall!

Having fun at the ice cream store!The Land of Chocolate - Hershey Park! We took off on a Saturday for some sweet treats and amusement park rides. It was a scorcher of a day, we melted and so did the chocolate but plenty of fun was still had. Grayson rode his first ride, the carousel! There were plenty of kiddie rides for Carrington, and Aaron and Kelly had fun riding the big kid rides. Of course, chocolate was on the menu. After a tour of the chocolate factory we had a cookies and cream milkshake. One was not enough to go around so a second shake had to be ordered. It was Grayson's first taste of a yummy treat, he approved! Having sweet dreams after a long day....