PUTT-PUTT!

Rylan and the guys wanted to go play putt-putt so we hit the nearest one. The theme: pirates-arrrgh!

Here's Sidney Kate as a prisoner-a cute one too!

"Mommy's found a new man!"

Uncle Marty doing his 30 minutes worth of babysitting.

Liz, Rylan and Marty-PUTT PUTT!

Bodie Lighthouse

Sidney Kate and Kevin saw their first lighthouse today! We traveled down the road to see the Bodie Lighthouse. It is so cool to see these historical sites and learn about them.

My attempt at proving at Kevin is the strongest man alive...I'll work on this shot more this week! (Anybody see a leaning tower around here?)

Our Flight Adventure

After a day at the beach and pool we were ready for some historical adventures!

This was her reaction when we told her that we were going to learn about some NC history...don't tell Uncle Chad!
Sike! She woke up as soon as the learning began...shew!
We found a nice stranger to snap a picture of the three of us. This is where the first flight took off! How exciting to be standing on history!

Learning to Love the Sand

Sidney Kate still isn't the biggest fan of sand, but she's getting better! Today Rylan was a good distraction for her. She watched him play as she held some sand toys.

She squatted until she fell, then she whined...then she realized it wasn't the worst thing ever. She played with her shovel and, at one point, rubbed her hand across the sand. For some reason she really dislikes stuff on her hands.

Playing Around the House

Just like other babies, Sidney Kate can entertain herself with anything! Here she is pretending to drink from the tea jug. She even made cute little drinking sounds.

This morning's find. "I can crawl under this table!"
Note bump on head as she plays near the stairs-she's like a magnet to those things!!

Beach Time!

Day II and we're ready to hit the beach! After our AM adventure, see post below, we headed out for breakfast, a CVS and grocery store run. Once we returned we all got on our suits, sunscreen and headed toward the ocean!

Our fear came true, Sidney Kate was NOT a fan of the sand texture. She mostly cried about it being on her feet or hands. But we were able to enjoy some playing moments with her.
She really enjoyed riding in the wagon. That seemed to be her favorite spot on the beach. As we passed other people on the beach she gave out a friendly wave and "Hey!"
Two chilled out chicks! Sidney Kate overtook Uncle Keith's chair and did some serious relaxing.

First Caller...

Prize goes to the first grandparent that calls in with the correct number of stairs it took for Sidney Kate to get these nice shiners.

This morning Sidney Kate took a tumble down the 3rd floor stairs. Yes, we were there. No, we don't know how she reached them so quickly-but she was fast!

Lyvonda was fast like lightning in making it to the bottom of the stairs to pick her up! What a mommy instinct she has!

She has a carpet burn/bump on her forehead and another red mark on her right cheek. As of several hours later they are getting more noticeable. She has napped and eaten two meals since the tumble. All seems to be well. We have also blocked the stairs with a cooler and suitcase.

Pure Excitement!

Rylan was very excited to see the pool! First his feet went in and before I knew it, he was down to his undies and had arm floaties on! They said the pool was warmer than the ocean, but still a bit chilly. I don't think it phased him or Sidney Kate who is dipping her feet in at the ladder.

We're Here!

We arrived at the OBX about 3:00. Our place wasn't ready until close to 4, so we hit the beach!

No major complaints by Sidney Kate on the texture of the sand. Although I'm not sure she appreciated the cold ocean water.
The boys said it was, "Brrr!" We tested the pool when our place was ready, it was warm enough for us! Stay tuned for more adventures from the OBX!

Girly Boys

This is Sidney Kate's new favorite thing. Carrying both sand pails...should could in handy at the beach. Sidney Kate loves to pull out her bows and give them to us. Kevin wanted to show her how well Indy and Buster wore the bows...they did a great job! The one thing the boys have on Sidney Kate is that they can shake their heads to get the bows off...she's jealous.

OBX Eve

Before we headed to the OBX, Grandma and Papa came up for a visit. Grandma thought it would be fun to pull Sidney Kate up the hill and run back down - luckily all survived!

A neighbor was passing us and Sidney Kate wanted to welcome him back home. Such a friendly little gal!

Here is Papa and Sidney Kate taking a little stroll before they headed home.

Happy Birthday Mama!

Thursday night we celebrated Mama V's 79th birthday at Papa and Grandma Mary's house. The deck was the perfect place for the kids to run and play. Sidney Kate had big fun watching and playing with Rylan.

Rylan enjoyed having Sidney Kate around too. The problem with Sidney Kate though (in the eyes of a 3 1/2 year old) is that she doesn't throw the ball back. She hasn't quite learned the 'let go' part of playing ball. She can hold it up and talk about it all day long, but the release is just a tough thing to learn. So here he is protecting his ball from her.

Random thought: "I wish my cake writing was this fun!"

Here is Rylan taking a fun picture with me. I'll soon have plenty more of him...stay tuned!

Totally ignoring the fact that part of Papa's face is gone...what a great picture! Okay...so Sidney Kate isn't looking at the camera...but still!