So, once again, it has been way too long since my last post!!! I had a wonderful summer at home with the kids and made so many memories with both of them and as a family. I will take you back to June to catch you up...
The next morning we got up and out on the beach asap. We had a great day. Mary Kate and Mills both enjoyed playing in the water and the sand with their cousins and even with us. We built sand castles, dug big holes and ditches, and splashed in the water...a lot! We even got a pool for Mills to play in since the sand seemed to irritate his skin a bit, but he did not stay in there for any length of time. 
The third week of June we took our first family vacation to Folly Beach, Sc. With David's mom and step-dad, sister and her family, and oldest step-brother and his family. We had a blast!!! Ron and Sarah graciously rented a beautiful home on the beachfront for us all to stay in. We had Mills stay in our room and Mary Kate in a room with her cousins. We got to the beach late Saturday afternoon and took he kids out for a minute before dinner. Our kids had never seen the beach and they were both so excited! Mary Kate squealed.
The next morning we got up and out on the beach asap. We had a great day. Mary Kate and Mills both enjoyed playing in the water and the sand with their cousins and even with us. We built sand castles, dug big holes and ditches, and splashed in the water...a lot! We even got a pool for Mills to play in since the sand seemed to irritate his skin a bit, but he did not stay in there for any length of time.
On Tuesday, we noticed that Mills was very fussy and clingy. He wanted me to hold him and even fell asleep in my arms as we set in the ocean with the waves crashing on us (such a sweet memory!!!). That afternoon we ventured out to Charleston for dinner I had never been there, so I was excited. The kids did well at dinner, but we decided to take them back to the house instead of going on the tour of Charleston.
When we got back, we took the kids out to the beach and let Mary Kate fly a lady bug kite. She loved it! Another fun memory:) The next morning we decided to take Mills to an urgent care clinic because he had been up all night fussing and slept what little he slept on my chest in the bed. He ended up having a double ear infection and was given some antibiotics...Poor baby!
When we got back and got him settled, I joined some of the others on he beach. Mary Kate had been very clingy to her Gege that morning and when I got out there I saw fluid draining from her ear (she has tubes so that is what it was supposed to do). So, David took her to the same urgent care clinic and got her some ear drops. What a time our babies had with their ears!
By Thursday evening, both kids were feeling better and Friday was our most fun day of the week. Despite the ominous clouds and sprinkles, we went out on the beach and played. Mills was crawling all over the place and would take a few steps and was so proud of himself he would clap. They were both in and out of the water and playing in the sand. The weather cleared up and was beautiful the rest of the day.
Another memory I have is of Mary Kate using her potty on the beach. We had worked so hard with her on potty training and she was so well trained that I was scared that she would regress if she could jot make it up into the house and to the potty on time. So, we decided to bring her pink potty on the beach. We set it up behind our tent and showed her where it was. She told us when she needed to go. She did an awesome job! We are just so prod of her!!
We had a wonderful time on this first vacation. We look forward to a lifetime of family vacations with just us and others with the big family as well!!! The sad part about coming home was getting back to the reality of Daddy not being around all day
everyday.
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At the end of June, the 28th to be exact, Mills took off walking and has not looked back since. He was right at 11 months, again almost two months younger than Mary Kate, when he began walking.
He looks so cute walking! He is a bit bowlegged at this time and it just ads to his cuteness. He is so proud that he is walking and claps at himself often as we clap for him.
When we got back, we took the kids out to the beach and let Mary Kate fly a lady bug kite. She loved it! Another fun memory:) The next morning we decided to take Mills to an urgent care clinic because he had been up all night fussing and slept what little he slept on my chest in the bed. He ended up having a double ear infection and was given some antibiotics...Poor baby!
When we got back and got him settled, I joined some of the others on he beach. Mary Kate had been very clingy to her Gege that morning and when I got out there I saw fluid draining from her ear (she has tubes so that is what it was supposed to do). So, David took her to the same urgent care clinic and got her some ear drops. What a time our babies had with their ears!
By Thursday evening, both kids were feeling better and Friday was our most fun day of the week. Despite the ominous clouds and sprinkles, we went out on the beach and played. Mills was crawling all over the place and would take a few steps and was so proud of himself he would clap. They were both in and out of the water and playing in the sand. The weather cleared up and was beautiful the rest of the day.
Another memory I have is of Mary Kate using her potty on the beach. We had worked so hard with her on potty training and she was so well trained that I was scared that she would regress if she could jot make it up into the house and to the potty on time. So, we decided to bring her pink potty on the beach. We set it up behind our tent and showed her where it was. She told us when she needed to go. She did an awesome job! We are just so prod of her!!
We had a wonderful time on this first vacation. We look forward to a lifetime of family vacations with just us and others with the big family as well!!! The sad part about coming home was getting back to the reality of Daddy not being around all day
everyday.
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At the end of June, the 28th to be exact, Mills took off walking and has not looked back since. He was right at 11 months, again almost two months younger than Mary Kate, when he began walking.
He looks so cute walking! He is a bit bowlegged at this time and it just ads to his cuteness. He is so proud that he is walking and claps at himself often as we clap for him.
