BEEECH!!!

This past week our little family joined my family in Kiawah Island, South Carolina. We had a blast! Not only did we get uninterrupted, quality time with my family, which was precious and much needed, but we were able to relive the joys of discovering the beach and ocean with our little guy.

I thought this was such a cute picture of Robert walking confidently out into the ocean clearly oblivious of any and all sea creatures that might be lurking in the shallow waters.

This is a more accurate portrayal of how he typically entered the water. And he would have kept going if we hadn't stopped him.

Another reason this past week was so special was watching Robert with his cousin, Jack, who is six months his senior. They were absolutely precious and the sweet bond that formed between them far exceeded my expectations!

Carlton gave Robert his first baseball lesson. This may look like a swing and a hit, but I'm pretty sure it was a swing and a miss...he doesn't seem to mind though.

While the rest of us enjoyed a week with relatively little cell phone usage, Robert had his close by in case of important incoming calls. This "phone" is actually just a little toy that makes noise. He thinks all such devices are phones.

One of the greatest things about taking little boys to the beach is that it doesn't matter one bit if they get filthy. Robert took this fact and ran with it...

His messy activity of choice was pouring sand on his head. And who wouldn't think that's fun??

More sand on the head...Robert has a current obsession with firetrucks. He calls them "wee-o wee-os." We have had to get creative to give him his fix of fire trucks each day and have found a winner on YouTube. I highly recommend this clip to anyone who has a child with the same issue (www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW169H4a4-E).

It just so happened that there was a fire station 5 minutes down the road from our house. We frequented the station often and the little guys loved sporting their Junior Firefighter hats.

Another great joy of the week was meeting our newest niece, Katie. She was an AMAZING baby

all week and we're all thankful for a little femininity to soften up the growing brood of boys!Robert was very interested in Katie. I'm hoping he'll still be intrigued by babies in a couple of months -- that would be very helpful!

Robert loved every one of his family members. Here he is playing with his uncle Zack, who might very well be the greatest uncle ever!We tried to get some still shots of Robert and Jack. Fat chance. Robert is only still in this one because we've stuffed his mouth with food -- our only sure-fire way of grabbing his attention.

I didn't want to post this many pictures without an update of our littlest one. We're 30 weeks and counting and can't wait to meet our second son!