Emerald Isle Beach Trip!

Beach life is the best life! 

We have been very spoiled this summer with lots of time at the beach. We stayed in a great beach front house with Rob's family and the entire week was a blast! It consisted of slow moving mornings, delicious food, walks on the beach, cousin time, Code Names, Fish Bowl, sunsets, tasty Coronas, smores in the oven and plenty of Oreos & chips. Needless to say we left feeling very grateful and very full.

The drive to Emerald Isle was the longest drive we have taken with Robert to date. We left early and Rob kept space available in the backseat next to Robert's car seat, so I would be able to easily hop back there if Robert got fussy. We stopped at Wilbur's Barbeque for lunch (which I was very excited about since hearing all about the tradition of Rob's family stopping there for many years!) Lunch was delicious and I only had to sit in the back with Robert for maybe half the trip- so all in all the drive went great! 

This was Robert's 3rd trip to the beach and he seemingly continues to love it. The ocean was a lot warmer this time around which made for a much happier Robert when we dipped his toes in the water. On a few of the days the high tide came up during the mid day hours, which actually created these neat, warm, tide pools. It was great for sitting in with Robert and he loved splashing in the water, which was fun! He also discovered the sand and seemed very mesmerized by it. Surprisingly, he did not eat it. 

We had very kind neighbors. On one of the earlier days in the week they offered us a pack n' play for the beach. It was a very thoughtful gesture and we even got Robert to take one of his naps beach side. 

Rob and I drove to Wilmington with baby Robert to visit with Bobby D and Mary. It was so nice to see them! 

My folks were able to join us for one day. It was such a treat having all four grandparents on the beach together with Rob, Robert and I. I know they had such a wonderful day with everyone.

The beach has always been such a happy place for me. It is very special to be creating memories and traditions with Robert and our families. The only thing that could have made this wonderful week even better was if Erika, Jonathan and Tessa could have joined too. We missed them and can't wait till we see them for Thanksgiving. 

August 2021 Recap

It has been an awesome month! We are slowly getting in our daily groove with Rob working full time from home and me adjusting to my new role as a stay at home Mom. This 4 - 5 month old age has been so much fun with Robert! Outside of the short period he was sick, he is the happiest boy. It is really exciting to see his sweet demeanor and playful personality start to come out.

He loves jumping in his Johnny Jump Up (thank you Gaby & Papa Lasor).

He had his first solid food- a mushy banana. 

He had his first baby food- pears and then carrots. Carrots are his favorite so far. 

He is determined to crawl. He pulls himself up on all fours and sways, "army" crawls and lunges his way across his blanket toward his favorite toys which are currently DJ Panda, his standing mirror, pizza, crinkly books, light up rattle and frozen keys. 

We love reading books to him. He currently thinks eating them makes him smarter... we'll work on that. 😉

 

He loves bath time. It's one of my favorite times of the day with him too. 

He is starting to show his silly personality and Rob and I just love it. He can be particularly silly while getting his jammies on at night. 

He has found his toes! Just the other night he started putting those cute toes in his mouth. 

He has started to giggle. It is the best sound! He giggles most when Rob and I play "I'm gonna get cha!". He does this sorta grunt giggle which we love. 

Rob and I had our first date night. We went to Amber Ox for the Smash Burgers. They were delicious and it was really nice to get out just the two of us. Mamie and Papa stayed home with sleeping Robert.

We went to a Summer Breeze concert with my mom and dad. We ate hot dogs and listened to live music. Robert was a trooper staying out well past his normal bed time. We all had a blast! 

Our dear friends Erin and Jimmy came to visit. Erin and I have been close friends since middle school. I met Rob the exact same week that Erin met Jimmy back in 2017- both through online dating- so we have always felt a great bond with them and their story. We had the best time going to an 80's concert on Friday night on Jamestown Beach, enjoying The Cheeseshop in Colonial Williamsburg and then biking to Billsburg on Saturday.   

August, you have been so good to us! Looking forward to September and the Fall events to come.