Andy's last day working at the VA was July 31, 2012. He won't ever be on rotation there, so it was with mix emotions that we took him and Dr. Pinkerton to lunch. (More accurately Dr. Pinkerton took us to lunch at Costco.) After lunch we dropped off donuts for Andy to share with his co-workers at the VA. No more VA rotation will also bring an end to our lunch visits and trips to the Duke Gardens.
Our neighbor Haili came to visit one day and see Nathan. I think he enjoyed snuggling on the couch with her almost as much as she did. We invited her to come back and snuggle Nathan anytime she wants.
Our awesome neighbors Marek and Margaret made us some cool presents. They made us some home made soap, and a hair cutting stool! The stool is just what I needed for the boys. No more aching back from bending over to cut their hair!
Thanks Marek and Margaret, you two are the best!!!
The last weekend in July we decided to head out to Jordan Lake. It had been really hot and Andy wanted to do something fun for one of his last free weekends.
Daniel and Eliza building a sand castle.
Daniel did most of the work and Eliza did most of the watching.
We ran into some friends at the beach as well. The Burgeons are also here for Oral Surgery. It was fun to visit for a while and watch the kids play.
Nathan and I stayed under the sportbrella the whole time and he still ended up with a sun burn on his little face! I felt so bad. What kind of a mom lets her 5 week old get a sun burn? Fortunately for Nathan he has more of my skin tone and the burn was gone in a couple of days with no peeling. Now he is sportin' a cool baby tan!
Daniel next to his sand castle. He built a couple different ones while we were there. When ever a boat went past the waves would erode the walls of his castle.
Eliza standing next to Bradley's "bath tub." She loved the water!
Bradley dug out a hole and built up the wall on the lake side. Then he used the green bucket to haul up more water for his tub.
After eating lunch Eliza took off her life jacket and just played in the shallow water.
We couldn't get her out of the water!
Two hours at the lake was about all we could do. It was starting to get really hot and Nathan and I were done. Eliza didn't think she was done, but after only 5 minutes in the van...
Eliza was out like a light!
Daniel was out too...
or maybe not. I just love this kid!
Bradley decided to join in the fun of pretending to sleep. He did a better job than Daniel did.
We have had struggles with our garden this year, but one thing that has done well is the butternut squash. They aren't very big, but we are getting quite a few of them. And they are very tasty if I do say so myself!
We had to document Nathan getting a sponge bath in the sink. He still hasn't lost his cord, so we have to keep up the sponge baths. We are anxiously awaiting the day we can take a really bath!!
Nathan is a good sport and doesn't mind the baths too much anymore.
July 25-31, 2012
1 comment:
Your kids are too stinkin cute!! I love the pictures and stories. It took Luke around 6 weeks to lose his cord
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