Trip to the Beach

One of the best parts of our summer was our family trip to the beach. The four of us went to Galveston Island for a few days, July 10-13. It was a wonderful time for us to enjoy spending time together. We had no agenda or plans, just go to the beach and the swimming pool when we felt like it. Joshua had looked forward to this trip for a month and a half and I really hoped it lived up to his very high expectations. I was nervous to take a three year old and almost 5 month old but they both were excellent.

We had lots of walks down to the beach where were played in the waves and built sand castles. One parent played on the beach with Joshua and the other got to lay out while watching Bethany on the shore. She had a little tent and would take naps or play, perfectly content. She makes it very easy for us to do fun things for her big brother.

We also spent time at the pool at our condo. Actually, Daddy and Joshua spent the most time there because they would go down to it while Bethany napped. It was a family pool that had a wade in area, a mushroom fountain and a crocodile to ride. Joshua loved it, especially the mushroom.

We made two trips to The Spot, a favorite restaurant from when we would go to Beach Camp with the youth group. It is a fun little place on the beach with excellent food. We also had a Sonic right by our hotel. Joshua loves their orange slushes and orange sodas so a Sonic at the beach was pretty amazing in his book.

We couldn't have asked for a better time and have wonderful memories of our time together. Here are some of the pictures from our trip.

Mama and Joshua

Playing at the pool

Time at the beach

Lounging at the pool

Joshua at The Spot

This is how we went down to the beach every day. We could hardly go 10 feet without someone commenting about how cute they were.

Summer 2011

I must apologize, I have been absolutely horrible about keeping up with the blog! We have had a very full summer where we traveled at least every two weeks. We had two family weddings, a trip to the beach and a few family visits in there too. Plus Vacation Bible School, swimming lessons, and normal life with a three year old and a now almost six month old!
It has been a summer with lots of memories so I am going to start posting lots of blogs this week to try and catch up. They might not be in any kind of order but I don't want to forget these moments and stories. Not to mention wanting to share them with you all! So enjoy seeing our summer!

Bethany at 3 months

I realized that I never posted Bethany's 3 month picture and updates so here it is several weeks late.

Bethany is growing so quickly! At a quick weight check on her 3 month birthday she was 14 pounds, 1 ounce. I don't know her length but based on her toes now trying to poke out of her pjs, she is getting much longer.

Her sweet personality is even more apparent now that she is more vocal. She babbles and sings a lot and with such expression! She has the sweetest voice and giggle. She will often greet Mama, Daddy and Joshua with an easy smile and most anybody else can get a smile from her too. I just can't get her to smile for the camera very often! She is still very snuggly but likes to "stand" a lot and now looks around for one of us when she hears us talking. She likes to watch what is going on around her. At the 3 month mark and the surrounding weeks, she has had a little harder time relaxing with anybody but Mama but she likes to play with anybody. She has begun grabbing for toys and bringing them to her mouth and chews on her hands a lot. She is sleeping pretty well at night and napping pretty well too. She still needs to be swaddled to be able to relax enough to sleep and likes her pacifier, though is using it a little less. She still would rather Mama hold her than anything but will play for longer periods of time with the toys on her bouncer and swing. Aside from a few occasions where she doesn't want to nap well, she is a very easy baby and such a joy.