The ocean

The last time we went to the ocean, Jude was only 5-6 weeks old. So this was a new experience for him. It was so neat to see him take it in. He loves water, so he thought it was great until he discovered the power of waves and undertow!


"This is great mom, the water runs over my feet."


"What is happening? The water is trying to pull me in!"

"ACK! It is attacking me!"


Jude finally realized that if he held someone's hand, he would not get swept away and could enjoy the waves.

Looking back at Bapa, giving him an ornery grin!

Vacation!

Vacation this year was a little crazy, with having to evacuate because hurricane Irene made landfall RIGHT WHERE WE WERE STAYING! I will be back later with all the fun details, but for now, here is a family picture of us at the beach.

My baby is TWO!

My baby boy turned TWO on Sunday!! He is getting so grown up! We had a party for him at Jerry and Debbie's house.


Jude is really into "choo-choo's" right now, so we had a train-themed party!



He was not too sure about the hats though....


Great-Grandpa Carl wore one though.


Jude loves hanging out with Carl.


Jude's present from us. An electric powered Jeep! (My neighbor was selling their's super cheap and it looked almost new. I got a GREAT deal on it)


Julia is showing him how it works.


Of course Jude got a train cake. I had fun making it. It took me the longest to mix up all the colors of frosting.



Singing "Happy Birthday" and blowing out the candles.



The reason we had the party at Jerrod's parent's.... The POOL!!



We took a break from swimming to open presents.


Jude had a wonderful time. I have a hard time believing that my baby is already two.