Summertime is fun-o-matic

Before we get to the photos, I want to let you all know that we're going to be in Ohio this weekend! We're hoping to set up some activities where we can get to see some of you -- maybe go to the park or something. If you have ideas, let me know, otherwise I'll post again with some options.

Until then, here are some pictures of what we've done so far this summer.

We went to the beach!


We dug a little hole in the sand for a nap, and she woke up so happy.


Dressed up like a gladiator.


Went camping, even though it was cold at night.


Stayed safely out of the sun thanks to baby leg warmers on the arms.


Dressed up in the fancy outfit Grandma sent for Our Nation's Birthday.

Shore weekend

Our friend J's parents have a house they rent down the shore (that's how you say it here, Down The Shore) in Ocean City, and it was vacant a couple weekends ago, so we were invited to stay.

It was really fun to take Etta to the beach for the first time. It's only about an hour and a half drive, but with traffic it took about 2 hours. It was chilly and rainy when we arrived, so she went right to bed and we stayed up until the wee hours talking. It's the first time I've willingly stayed up past 1 am for a long time!

It was a little chilly all weekend, too cold for me to get in the water. I just sat in a chair with Etta in long pants and sleeves, but Cree and J went in both days. That's them out there:






Instead of putting Etta in the actual ocean, especially since she can't sit up alone and it was all cold, we set up a baby pool for her on the patio and let the sun warm the water up a bit. She cried when she first got in, but then she came around.

Here's the cuteness with a bunch of floaty rings:


Here she's staring the starfish down:


She was really content in there, all splashy and cute.

Here's her full bathing gear, for any of you who haven't already seen this on Facebook: