I hate when it comes to a close

Oh man am I in trouble? My husband is about to fly back home and go ape on me for not updating the blog in a while. I am such a slacker when I'm on vacation. I meant to post this on Thursday, but I couldn't get around to it being busy vaca'ing and all- so here we are. Update post-vaca.
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Why is vacation always too short? No matter how many days I'm away at the beach, its always one day too short. Or ten.

I wouldn't normally blog while on vaca but since I've gotten crap from the Giant for not updating him on what his baby girl has been doing, I decided maybe I should give a quick summary of our adventures at our home away from home "condo beach."

We played.

We sunbathed on the beach.

We sunbathed on the porch in a pretty floaty pool.

We sunbathed at the in-laws beach house pool.

We stood in the waves. We I "frolicked" in the ocean.

We played and played and played with Auntie T.

We visited with in-law family staying a mile down the road. Isn't Cheyanne's big cousin Matthew unbelievably precious? Hard to believe that there are only 9 months between these two cuties. Chey was in awe of him and his constant mobility. Don't worry Chey, we won't show the picture of you two kissing to your boyfriend in 18 years.... really, we wont...

We played with Daddy.

Then we missed Daddy when he left at the end of his 3 day leave.

We did lots more than this, but I figure you don't really want to know about every single fun second of our trip. It truly was a special trip. What I first thought would be just a normal week trip to condo beach with the same Roanoke crew that we see everyday- my parents and grandparents. But, much to my excited surprise, we were joined by my sister Dr. T aka Auntie T who flew in from CA to see Chey us, my cousins who all stopped by on their way down south for their vaca, AND the Giant!!

It turned into a fantastic week with family. I can't say that any of us slept much, or even completely relaxed to be honest, but Lordy it was a good time. It was a nice break for me. As much as I love being Chey's main squeeze, it was really nice to be able to sit back and watch other people enjoy her for a while. And while the Giant was around, it was heart melting to watch my two loves catch up. Daddy/ daughter time is just so special, especially when its as limited as it is around This Wood House.

But, now we're back in Roanoke and counting down each day for the next two months until Daddy is home "for good." I think our trip to Chicago on Wednesday will help break up the wait. 

Poor girl (and Momma) is never going to get back on our usual sleep schedule. Hope you're ready for a crazy sleep deprived baby coming to visit you Cara Marie.

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Ah, to be at the beach again

Frisco

Well readers- I've been beaching it this weekend! I feel a little bigger, a little tanner, and a whole lot happier tonight! Frisco always makes me happy but this trip was one of a kind. Its the trip that we have all been holding our breathe on to see if Winter would make it. And woohoo her counts were up and we went! Granted it was 100+ degrees with a heat index 10 degrees above that, oh and we camped. Not exactly typical roughing it camping since we were in a cabins with a little ac unit that we had pumping out 60 degree air 24/7. But, It. Was. Hot. The cabins are just two tiny bedrooms- or one small room cut in half by a wall and door- which never shut since the ac was in the back bedroom- and we were in the front bedroom. We brought a fan with us which pretty much saved our lives at night. So, my weekend was drive, swim, beach, sleep, beach, swim, drive. I'll let you enjoy the pictures now of our little weekend adventure.

Anybody lose a baby on the beach?

_______ End of the beach and on to the pool________

About to play her favorite game of the weekend "What's the baby saying now?" She loved to swim up to me underwater and put her head up to my belly then pop out of the water and tell me what the baby was saying. "Wow! What is this swimming thing? This is fun! I love it!" says baby to Winter.

The Giant and his Winter

The new EastCoasters! We're converting more!

What's a pool party without a little Chicken?