Easter

Easter Day we spent going to church and enjoying the morning there. We didn't do an Easter Basket this year, not because I am against it, but just because with camping and all it just didn't happen. Plus with Davey not even being a year I felt he would be just fine without one this year. We are still trying to decide exactly how we are going to incorporate the whole Easter Bunny idea. Growing up I never believed in the Easter Bunny, but we still had Easter baskets and egg hunts, but they took place on Saturday instead of Sunday. I think maybe I will keep this tradition going, but we will see what happens next year. But for this year, we kept it simple. After church, we came home and attempted to take some family photos and then we went to a Charlotte park where we grilled some yummy food and spent a peaceful afternoon. I really love being outdoors, it is where I feel such a wonderful peace and love of our Heavenly Father. I don't believe that you can deny God's hand when you see all the amazing things He made for us. What better than to spend an Easter Sunday outside enjoying the earth that He created just for us! It really was a blessed day!

Beach & Camping

Last month we ended up driving to Myrtle Beach and spending the day. It was beautiful! I love the ocean, the sound, the smell, pretty much everything about it I love. What I love most about living in North Carolina is that we are smack dab in the middle of the ocean and the mountains. I feel like we are back in California and have the best of both worlds. Davey didn't really enjoy the ocean as much. He hated the feel of the sand and the water was too cold for him to enjoy it. He did enjoy his stroller though, so much he fell asleep in it a few times while we were out and about. He was just a tired little guy that day. During Easter weekend we went back to the coast, but this time we went camping. We met our friends the Holley's at the Carolina Beach State Park and our friend Cookie joined us as well! The Holley's went a day before us and they ended up getting pounded with rain the night before we came, luckily the rain stuck around for only a little while after we arrived and was completely gone by the time nighttime rolled around. It was Davey's first time camping and he was a trooper! He did great! He loved the dirt! We had lots of yummy food and told some great stories around the fire. Oh how I love the smell of camping fires. It makes it feel like summer! We tried our hand at dutch oven cooking and I think I am hooked. It was so easy and so good, I am tempted to use it here at home now. The following day we all went to the beach, it wasn't the warmest outside but the water was actually not too bad. We had a fun weekend and we were glad to be able to share it with our friends!

Davey 10 Month Old

Davey is 10 months. He is currently 23.5 lbs and is getting very very active. He is crawling everywhere and no longer does the army crawl but is up on all fours. He pulls himself up to everything and I am pretty sure he will be walking very soon. He gets into drawers and cabinets and pretty much everything, the dishwasher, the cereal cabinet, etc:) He also learned how to climb stairs, although he hasn't really mastered how to climb down yet, luckily I have a door I can shut to close off the stairs. Our shower has a swing door on it, and for some reason this is his favorite place to go. For a few days straight he kept disappearing and I kept finding him in the shower just chilling on the shower floor. He climbed in while I was washing my hair one day clothes and all, as you can tell in the picture he is wet and happy! So now I have to keep all the doors shut to keep him out. He is so fast and gets around without a problem. You look the other way for one minute and he is into something new! He still loves his baths and loves being outside. This last week Doug was out of town all week and when he came back Davey started waving to him. He has been moving his hand around for a few weeks, but I never realized he was trying to wave (what a horrible mommy I am). It was very cute though. Glad Daddy was able to see one of his firsts. He loves to press his face against the glass door and make funny faces. He will make a funny face and then laugh at himself. I love that he is such a happy baby! I can already tell we are going to have lots of fun times ahead of us! He is very talkative! He says Mamma all the time, and he has said Dadda as well, but Doug has yet to hear him say that. He pretty much babbles all day long. He loves food again and is such a great eater. He also loves to dance. Whenever he hears music he starts dancing his little dance. We were out front a few weeks ago and there was a car driving down the road that had some loud music. You know the kind, the ones that you can hear a mile away, going ba boom, ba boom. Well Davey heard the beat and started dancing to it. It just cracked me up. It made me remember all the stories I have heard of Doug's own car music being heard a mile away. He is for sure his daddy's son! I have had so much fun with him this last month. Today was another reminder of how precious he is. He woke up so happy and kept me laughing all day. I loved spending the day with him. His laugh is infectious. You can't help but laugh with him.