Fathers Day

We were still at Mandy and Nate's on Father's Day, and we had a late lunch at a delicious restaurant....Shipp's Harbour Grill. I can't wait to go back!

Bishop enjoyed it, and loved playing outside and looking at the "boooooaa...ttttt". He finally got the "t" at the end instead of the "boap".

Then we came home, napped, hung out with the Smith's and blew bubbles on their back porch.

And walked down to the pier where I could stay forever and watched the sun set.

This pic just makes me laugh..

 I guess we were amazed at this bird.

I hope Leon enjoyed his Father's Day! (I'm pretty sure he did!) His boy sure loves him and he is the best daddy in the world!

 

14 months

Almost 3 weeks ago, my baby turned 14 months. I don't have the energy to give a full  "what he is doing at 14 months" post, but maybe I can do that next week...for his 15 month post! Although he will always be my baby, he is now 100% toddler.  He is into everything, throws fits at the word no, and tries to be Mr. Independent. He talks non-stop and I'm pretty sure he is bilingual. He speaks Japanese well. English, not so much. He can repeat just about anything you want him to. He loves trucks and boats (and can say them both really well).  He would stay outside ALL THE TIME if I would let him. The 100 degree heat does not stop him.  He still loves to read...I can never read enough, he whines for more books every night.

He has been staying at my cousin's (babysitter) 2-3 days a week since Gerald's accident and he is doing great. I had a hard time at first, but they say he acts like he has alway been there...never cries or anything. It is ME that does the crying! It helps that I know he is having a great time...and being well taken care of (even though I would give anything to be home with him more!!).

He is so much fun, and his little personality makes my heart melt. He changes so much every day.

I could go on and on and on about all the little things he is doing lately, but it would take all night! I'll do better next month (for myself...I'm sure no one else cares!)

Memorial Day

Yes, Memorial Day, not Independence Day-the holiday we just had, but Memorial Day. I'm a little behind as usual.

Our Memorial Day weekend did not go as planned. A little thing called life got in the way.

After a freak accident, Gerald had to undergo surgery 4 times in one week. Hopefully he is on the road to recovery now. (even though it is not going to be an easy one!)

We ended up spending our Memorial weekend at the hospital, by the pool, and cleaning out the garage/basement. It wasn't the fun-on-the-lake weekend we had been looking forward to, but we made the most of it.

Eating and "coloring" at Red Lobster with Papoo

Pushing hospital bed buttons.

My mom got Bishop one of those blue plastic pools to play in at her house. Months later, when she got it out to fill it up, she reallized there were TWO pools stuck together like paper plates. So, we got a pool at our house too!

And, he loves it as you can tell!

I'm embarrassed to even show the next "before" picture of our basement/garage. It is insane and gross.  Hopefully, one day soon I will be able to post an "after" photo. It does look MUCH better. We threw away a bunch of junk, powerwashed the whole room, painted walls and floors, bought shelving, and organzied as best we could.

Please don't judge me.

During the re-do......

Finished product photo to come soon....

Beach Photoshoot

Then and Now

It is funny to me how some things change so much, yet some things remain the same.

As I was going through the [hundreds of] pictures from our first beach trip of the summer, I noticed that some of the pictures reminded me of ones I took last year on our first beach trip. I had fun going back through and looking at last years pictures when he was just a teeny, tiny baby who didn't need much more than a little milk, a clean diaper, and a little love. Oh my, how that has changed!

And, I also noticed that he looks pretty miserable in most of these "then" pictures. I promise he was a happy baby. Promise.

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I have to say, even though it was easier then, it is much more fun now!



Did he like the pool?

I think so.

He seems to at least know the motions of swimming. I have nothing to compare him to, but he seems like he is going to be a good swimmer. One thing is for sure...he truely loves it. He didn't want to get out.

He even made some new friends.

I think he needs his own pool!

Can I Move Here?

I am officially WAY behind. Like, way.

We have been so busy lately, and I really can't put my finger on what exactly. I guess life just gets in the way of blogging sometimes.

Back to the title of the post, we are currently staying a few days with my incredibly cute pregnant cousin/BFF in Perdido Key, FL while Leon is at a conference in Biloxi. We came last Friday morning so we could get a little "vacay" for the weekend before he had to go. She lives on the bay and has this as a back yard view:

I'm jealous, very jealous.

We have already had so much fun! Bishop is loving it here. Aside from loving Uncle Nate and Aunt Mandy, he also LOVES the water, the sand, and the boat (or "bope" as he says). We are about to go to the pool after his nap today, and I'm sure he will love that as well. There is just so much to do here and it has been great so far for us all!

We have been here 4 days and have about 300 pictures already, so I thought I'd go ahead and post some the first two days before it gets [more] out of hand.

All geared up and ready for the beach

Playing in the sand with mommy

Did I mention he loves the sand?

Sliding down a hill in the sand

Loves for the waves to splash on him.

Snack time

On Saturday we went out on their boat and had about the most fun that could be had in one day. It was a very long day, but we really all enjoyed it.

Cruising around on his crab float (also a "bope")

Snacking again

Taking a break

Did I mention she is the cutest pregnant person ever??

Uncle Nate caught some fish

Amazed at the fish....

but not too sure about holding them.

Later that afternoon, we went out further into Perdido Bay and ended up finding some dolphins. We saw several different pods of them, and they almost put on a show for us. I'm pretty sure one almost ended up in the boat! Luckily, I had my phone and got some videos. I'm like a little kid when it comes to dolphins, so, it pretty much made my day. Bishop really did like watching them too. How could you not?!?

Then we headed home to relax.

Then later that night we had dinner at The Hangout....a very FUN and delicious place to eat.

TO BE CONTINUED............