school is coming

I think we're about ready. I KNOW Nathan is ready. He's been asking to read his school books since we got them over a month ago. And he told me yesterday that he wanted to start earlier than we're supposed to start (meaning before public school starts). Lucky for him we will be starting next Monday - one week early.

Sara's words

Sara has been talking more and more. She babbles a lot and uses some English words regularly. There are also many times that it seems that she's saying a new word, but there's no way to be sure until she uses it more regularly. Anyway, here are a few that she has definitely used intentionally:

- Mama (sometimes "Mommy" and used to be "Ba")
- Daddy
- No
- Aye (you know...like Pirate for "Yes")
- Bye
- Baby
- Na-Ne (means "Please pick me up")
- Doggie

The one that I am hearing most often these days is "Baby". She loves her baby dolls!

Late Addition: She also says "pee". And yes, she does mean what it sounds like. She has been asking to go potty regularly for a couple weeks now. She has only started saying "pee" in the last couple days, though.

Fripp 2010 - playground

Since Nathan was little I've tried to get pictures of the kids on the playground at Fripp. Here are a couple from this trip.





I had to include this one because Sara climbed all the way up this slide...and it was rather steep.

Fripp 2010 - creatures

On one of our morning walks Nathan and I came upon a crazy ghost crab. I really do think something was wrong with it. For starters...it was out on the beach instead of hiding. It also went in circles several times. If I can get it to work, I'll try and put up a video of it at some point.


One afternoon we went over to the Activity Center and the kids got to touch and hold several creatures including turtles, snakes, and a baby alligator.



The main reason that Nathan and I were walking the beach in the morning was to look for turtle nests. On Tuesday we walked with the Turtle Patrol. On Wednesday we started out and found a nest in front of the house next door. The "Turtle People" relocated the nest so the high July tides wouldn't wash over it. Here the kids are getting to hold an egg that will go for DNA testing.



One morning, Nathan and I came upon this dead baby shark. It had a hole in the side that I (kindly) left out of this picture.


At Fripp, the deer are everywhere. They are used to people, so they don't run. This one was right outside the back door of the house when we headed out to the beach.

Fripp 2010 - on the beach

updates ready

There are two new post below. Also, the April and May videos are up. You'll have to scroll through to find them. Beach posts should be going up daily.

Fripp 2010 - group shots

We don't do very good getting all of us in one picture (mainly because I'm usually behind the camera) so I made a point to get at least one. I think if we're all looking the right direction we're doing good!


It's so hard to get a good picture with all three kids. I decided to try a walking shot so they would be on the move and all looking basically the same direction.


And later I tried to catch a few while they were playing. But yes, this one is "posed".

June Pictures

Nathan and Caroline were hanging out and Sara wanted to get involved...so she climbed right up on Nathan.


The kids and some friends had fun catching fireflies. They did such a good job sharing, too. The caught them for each other's jars.


Sara has been doing a very good job using utensils. More often she uses a fork. (And just as a side note, she's getting in her 7th tooth now.)


Since I was taking pictures of Sara, Nathan wanted one of him as well.


And there's a reason why I call her "Monkey Do".


Nathan and Caroline started this track. I helped out a little bit. Then Caroline kept adding until there weren't any pieces left.


They have a good time playing with the trains when Sara isn't around to destroy the track.


Smile!


Another smile.