Wonderful Vacation!

We had such a great time on vacation this past week! We went to Myrtle beach with my dad, Sue and Mason and we loved getting to spend time with them! And best of all it was Griffin's first vacation AND first time at the beach :)

The weather was great, overcast and perfect to have a baby out. Griffin did very well and was able to stay out with us most of the day since we had a nice tailgating tent up to shade him. He went down to the waves and also enjoyed the pool as well, but I think his favorite part were the naps on the beach. Ahh mine too ha!

Thank you Dad and Sue- it was such a blessing to get to go and make family memories with you!

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Happy birthday Cici!

We love you!

My bags are packed and I'm ready to go!

Griffin is so excited that we get to leave in the morning to go to the beach with VDiddy and Susu!!!!! He already has his bags packed and cant wait for his FIRST vacation :)

He also experienced his first fireworks last night! Here in Wake Forest they shoot them off at the high school and we went to watch them with friends. We were sad to not be in Kingston to watch them at Watts Bar (bc there simply is nothing to compare) but think its a pretty good trade since we get to go to the beach tomorrow!

the family at the fireworks

Skype

Last Christmas we bought all the grandparents a webcam so that once Griffin came he could talk to them on Skype. We have done it several times now and I finally remembered to get a picture this time. Look at him looking right into the camera :)

One GREAT weekend!

We had a fabulous summer weekend starting off with a nice dip in the pool on Friday when JR got off of work. We are so thankful for great neighbors that are willing to share their pool with us!

Griffin lounging in Larry the Crab

Daddy got Griffin to kick his feet like a little fish

and I couldnt stop stealing kisses (as usual)!

The on Saturday morning we had a summer celebration fun day with our church. It was so much fun with hotdogs, watermelon, horseshoes, inflatible games and great fellowship. As you can see from the picture my favorite part was at the end I actually WON the raffle and I WON a IPOD TOUCH! I seriously have NEVER won anything in my life so I was extatic :)




Then Saturday night we had a date night! A great dinner and then searching for new things for our Ipod ha!

Here we are enjoying our excellent desserts at Macaroni Grill. If you havent been there lately GO! They have a Chef's special where you get a 3 course meal for $12.. and it is SO good!!!

Sunday started nice and early for us all! JR participated in a mini triathlon here in Wake Forest. He did it with our great friend from church, Mark and Uncle Phil competed as well. The boys had so much fun!

JR and Mark before it began

the Harris family

Griffin and I actually made it before it began!

and here they are crossing the finish line TOGETHER and all smiles :)

Mark, Phil and JR after the race

Griffin and I were so proud of Daddy!

Real vs. 4D

Recently I thought about Griffin's 4D pictures and wondered if they were accurate or not. Here are some of the ones I compared and think it is safe to say he is looking like he did when he was still in the womb. How cool huh???

8 weeks old!

Today Griffin is 8 weeks old and here is what life is like with you now:
eating every 3 hours and a noisy eater!
love your swing and take your afternoon naps there
sleep 5 hours during first stretch at night.. then 3 hours after that
like sitting up and standing up on your feet
give us lots of "ah's and oh's"
can follow people or things around the room
still getting the hiccups ALL the time!
wearing size 0-3 and 1 in diapers

It is so crazy to me how fast he can grow in just one month! He is a totally different baby :) Although I am sad to see him grow so fast, really sad.... I do love this new stage he is in where he knows a lot more of whats going on and interacts with us. He is such a good little boy and we have so much fun!