Owen's first trip to the beach

Thursday morning we packed up and headed to Ocean City for a quick trip to the beach. The weather was amazing ~ sunny and warm but not too humid.

We immediately went down to the beach when we got there. Owen wasn't especially fond of the waves. After spending a couple of hours on the sand, we headed back to our room so Owen could take a nap. After his nap we got ready and went out to the boardwalk. Our hotel was located on 27th street - at the start of the boardwalk. We walked all the way down to the end and had pizza at Doughrollers. We thought Owen might fall asleep on the way back, but the boardwalk was a little too bumpy for that. I wish I could say that he slept like a rock, but unfortunately he was up several times. Turns out he doesn't like sleeping in the Pack 'n Play that much.

The next morning we went out to the beach for a couple of hours before packing up to head home. It was a very short trip, but definitely worth it ~ we had so much fun showing Owen the ocean.

Bibs & Boo-boo bunny from Grandma

Grandma sent us a package the other day. In it we found two adorable embroidered bibs and a boo-boo bunny that she made! Owen loves his new presents:

Brewfest and crab pickin'

There was a beer festival in Leesburg today, so we gathered up some friends and headed out to enjoy a few brews. We drove out with Molly and Tim and met Pablo and Andrea there. The weather was gorgeous ~ sunny and warm, with a nice breeze. Owen was very good the entire time, and even fell asleep in my arms at one point. He took a short nap then in the stroller and went to bed early when we got home after he took a dip in his froggy pool. We picked up a 1/2 bushel of steamed crabs from The Dock and picked them 'til we could pick no more. We also had corn on the cob and baked potatoes. Pablo and Andrea brought pies and ice cream for dessert and Molly made lemon bars. We were all stuffed by the end of the evening. A good time was had by all.

Babygate

The time had come for us to buy a baby gate. I went out to Babies R Us last night to get it and Ben installed it tonight. I can already tell it's going to be pretty annoying, but I know it's a necessity.

Playdate with Sarah Catherine

My good friend Stephanie invited us over today for a playdate at her house. We took turns feeding the babies their lunches, then had lunch ourselves while they played. They did well sharing toys with one another. :) Then we got ready to hit the pool. It was a nice short walk over to the pool. We each had our baby floats ~ the babies had fun relaxing in them in the kiddie pool. Then when the lifeguards blew the whistle for break time, we jumped in the big pool with the little ones. They had a ball when we bounced in circles. I slacked on taking pictures at the pool, but Steph took one for me so I could show Ben how Owen liked the float. We had such a good time we lost track of time! I got on the road around 4pm and made it home by 5:15, just in time for Owen's dinner.

Stuck and unstuck

Crawling wound

Now that Owen is mobile, he's decided to pull himself up on everything his crawling brings him into contact with. The other day he crawled over to his Exersaucer, pulled himself up and quickly fell down, leaving himself with a scrape on his nose. Poor guy. I'm sure this is just the first of many more to come!

Owen is crawling!!!

He wanted to make Father's Day extra special for his Daddy, so Owen waited until today to crawl for the first time.

Happy Father's Day

To celebrate Ben's first Father's Day, we decided to take a family trip to the National Zoo. The weather was perfect ~ partly sunny but not too hot. We had so much fun pointing out the animals to Owen. We think he liked the elephants and gorillas the best. After a couple of hours of walking around the zoo, Owen fell fast asleep about two minutes into the drive home.

Grandma's Visit

My mom came to visit for a few days from Florida. We had such a fun time! We took a day trip to Hershey to see Great Grandma and some friends and then relaxed here in Virginia for the rest of the time she was here. She had to leave today and we already miss her and look forward to the next visit in July when Grandpa comes up too.