Annual Family Beach Trip

We just got back yesterday from our Annual Kallam Family Beach trip. We went to Kiawah, SC this year. It was our first time to Kiawah and hopefully not our last. To say we had a wonderful time would be an understatement. We had 5 kids under the age of 6 and one might think that would be crazy, but it was a blast. The kids all had so much fun being together and truly love each other. The weather was beautiful all week long. Our days were filled with lots of sunshine, lots of beach time, laughter, smiles, yummy food and spending time together. We wanted to savor every minute. Now that The Flemings are in Georgia we didn't want to let a minute pass without us enjoying it. It was hard saying goodbye at the end of our week. But I was certainly glad we got the time we did. Enjoy the photos!

10 Months

Happy 10 Months Buggy!

I can't believe how big you are getting. You are growing into such a little boy. I have loved watching you as you begin to explore and understand things better. Here are some things that you are up to these days:

- You are crawling all over the place
- You pull up on everything
- You have just started standing a little on your own without holding on to anything
- You still sleep 12-13 hours at night and take two naps during the day
- Your hair is getting thicker and longer. It's Mama's color
- You LOVE going to the pool, you like to splash and play with your toys
- You have 6 teeth and are about to have 8. You are not a big fan of new teeth and neither is Mama
- You drink through a straw and love it
- You talk all the time, say Dada, Mama and the rest is baby talk

Buggy, your Daddy and I love you so much and find pure delight watching you grow and change. You bring so much joy to us. I can't believe you are going to be a year in just two months. Pull out the tissue box!

Fourth of July Weekend

We had a wonderful 4th of July weekend. It was so nice having Manny home and just being able to relax and enjoy spending time together. We did the pool a bunch and grilled out every night. Hope you all had a great 4th!

Fun at the pool:




Fun on the 4th:

Lately...

We have been quite busy lately enjoying our summer! Buggy is now a full time crawler and is everywhere. It's amazing how fast he is. We had to baby proof the house a bit. Not sure why they love the electric sockets so much! :) But it has been fun watching him explore his new found freedom. Keeps me on my toes for sure.

Manny had a wonderful first Father's Day. We even got a sweet visit from Manny's cousin and his family for the weekend.

James had his first bath with his cousin Stella. He loves bath time and this made it even more fun for him to have Stella there. Maybe this summer at the beach we'll get all the cousin's in a tub! :)

Enjoy the recent pics. More to come soon...

9 Months

Are we seriously only 3 months away from James' first birthday? My gracious! How time flies by! This month just like the rest seem to bring on lots of new changes and firsts!

Here's what he is up to this month:
- You clap your hands all the time
- You pull up in your crib and by holding our hands
- You eat three meals a day plus 4 bottles
- You are sort of crawling....you like to keep one knee down and push with the other leg
- You still are a great sleeper...2 naps daily and 12-13 hrs at night
- You love to laugh
- You talk all day long (yaya, gaga, no dada or mama yet)
- You make a silly noise in order to get Mama's attention
- You have 3 teeth, with 3 more coming in right behind them
- You love drinking water out of your sippy cup (all by yourself)
- We lowered your crib this month :(
- You went in the pool for the first time
- When we say "pat pat" you know to pat us
- You like to stick your finger up your nose. Gross I know but you did find your nose! :)

Can't wait to see what next month brings. Until then here are your pics this month!






I'm coming to get you Mama!

Go Yankees and Time to lower the crib...

Last week we were at my parents house and my Dad gave James a surprise that he had some sweet friends get for him straight from the NY Yankees stadium in NYC. Now if you know my husband at all then you know he is a DIE HARD Redsox fan. And if you know my Dad at all you know he is a DIE HARD Yankees fan. Manny and my Dad are constantly going back and forth about what team is better and so on. So what better way to stick it to Manny than to buy a Yankees shirt for your grandson! I will say that he has no Redsox shirts or hats, but somehow now has a Yankees shirt and hat! :)





Yesterday we had to lower James' crib. This is how I found him when he woke up from his morning nap!




I can't believe how fast he is changing. It made me sad to lower his crib. It feels like yesterday we were putting it together. My baby boy is growing way too fast!

Memorial Day Weekend

We had a wonderful Memorial day weekend. Busy but fun. We had lots of cookouts and got to spend time with good friends. On Sunday night we had a cookout with our neighbors and good friends the Meyers. James got to go in a pool for the first time. I knew he would love it, cause he loves bath time. He didn't want to get out! We made beer can chicken on the grill that was AMAZING! It was a great weekend filled with fun memories!