Seagrove - The Beach

We had the best time at the beach this year! After months of worry that our trip would be ruined because of the oil spill, it turned out to be as beautiful as ever. And it was our first time to go with friends which made it all the more fun. Wright loved playing with his buddies Lanie and Eleanor for a whole week! He is still asking where they are and remembering the entire Harper and Woodard family in his prayers every night. Spencer did great overall, but definitely did not love the sandy beach as much as the pool. Here are my favorite pics of all of us on the beach.

After a long 12 hour drive, we were all dying to get our toes in the sand.

Wright was drenched and stripped down to underwear in a matter of minutes.

This is how Amelia and Spencer spent most time on the beach, in the shade with toys.

Lanie and Eleanor found a wakeboard and were "surfing".

Precious Amelia loved to show off her clapping.

Running on the beach.

More running - chasing a seagull.

Building/kicking over sand castles provided hours of entertainment.

Wright loved the water and had no fear of the waves even when they were rough.

Wright and Eleanor sitting in the water.

We took this pic right before I had to take Wright's shorts off to dump out a bucketload of sand.

Daddy was by far Wright's favorite water play mate.

I love this pic - I just happened to look up and notice that Wright had left his friends to play football with the dads. Just all the boys hanging out :)

The three kiddos.

Wright's Swim Lessons

Wright had his last day of swim lessons today and did great. He has learned to jump in on his own, dive with assistance, swim with noodles, do all the correct arms, kick, roll from back to stomach, climb out of the pool and dive for toys at the bottom. He graduated to the next level and earned a cool rock with his name on it. He also has been going around telling people "Neber, eber, eber, eber swim in a pool OR lake by yourself." We like that rule!

Happy First Half Birthday Spencer!

Spencer is 6 months old! It is amazing how much bigger he has gotten in the last month or so. He started wanting 5 8-oz bottles each day, so we decided it was definitely time to start solids. Here are some things he is up to:

• Still laughs and smiles ALL the time, especially at Mommy, Daddy and most of all Wright
• Is really good at rolling from back to stomach, but gets stuck on his stomach a lot which frusterates him
• Sleeps 12.5 hours every night, we have to wake him up to eat in the morning so we can get the day started!
• Takes 2 big naps each day (first morning and after lunch) and 2 catnaps in between (a lot of time in his car seat)
• Coos a ton but is not making consonant sounds quite yet
• Loves singing/dancing with mommy
• Loves his exersaucer MUCH more than laying on a blanket with toys around him
• Likes sitting at the table with us while we eat dinner and watching us

On another interesting note, our "preemie" baby is actually bigger than his brother was at 6 months. He is 16.8 lbs, 26.25" length and 17.5" head. Wright was almost exactly the same but slightly lighter and longer. So funny because he doesn't seem to be as interested in food as Wright was, yet he is somehow getting plenty to grow like a weed.

Big smiles :)

Here he is with his first cereal.

Here is mostly what he does so far...

The Fourth 2010

We had a great 4th of July with the Croffords. It was the first time we have all hung out since baby Wesley arrived, and we had so much fun swimming, cooking out and playing with the kiddos. Everyone was very impressed (including me) with Wright's swim skills. It is amazing what 4 days of swim lessons has done for him. He was so confident in the water and could swim all over by himself with a noodle under his arms.

Spencer and his buddy Wesley. Only 5 months apart :) We know they will be fast friends.

Three boys doing tummy time. Wright is really good at it ;)

Spencer in his patriotic colors.


Family swim photo.

Big Brother

Spencer absolutely adores Wright these days. If Wright is in the room, Spencer just watches everything he does and laughs constantly. Tonight I captured the two of them in their doggy pjs - these pics show exactly what I mean.

Wright talking to Spencer while he looks at him adoringly.

Spencer chillin' by himself.

Wright kissing Spencer's head.

Wright always wants to "hold" Spencer. Can you told how comfortable Spencer is?

Aspen

We went to Aspen last weekend and had a fabulous time enjoying a much-needed break from the kiddos. Randall and Amanda's wedding could not have been more beautiful and it was great getting to spend time with lots of friends that we don't get to see very often.

Heading up to the top of Aspen Mountain on the gondala.

We hiked up to the highest point of Aspen Mountain. Isn't it gorgeous!?

This dog followed some people and their dogs up the mountain. We had to get a picture with him because he was HUGE and cool looking.

The bride and groom.

All their ceremony music was sung by a gospel choir - very neat.

This was the view from the Oudt's house where the wedding was.

Their dogs were in the wedding. Here is one of them dancing!

5 Month Comparison Shots

Spencer (top), Wright (bottom)

Lake Weekend

We had a great weekend at the Lane's house at Cedar Creek Lake. Thanks Jennie and Patrick for being wonderful hosts!

Relaxin' with some drinks on the awesome deck.

The Blakeslees brought their awesome pool which was a huge hit as always.

Wright was a little better at the slip n' slide but mostly army crawled down to the bottom.

Owen played football with Brendan. It was so cute to see him with a football instead of his normal basketball :)

Wright LOVED baby Finley and wanted to hang out with her in the small baby pool.

Finley and Spencer were pretty cute together.

Wright all ready for the boat.

Wright and I rode the waverunner and he kept screaming "Go faster Mommy!" Guess he is a little daredevil.

Brendan could not ride the boat cause of his back but he swam in the lake with Wright.

Jennie and Jake on the boat.