Take a hike!

Oh it was such a beautiful day today!  After two days of 100+ heat today felt like a fall day!  I decided that we were going to have a family "lunch hour" so Ben and I took Dylan out to Umstead Park (about a mile from the house) for a quick hike around the lake.  He had a blast hiking around on Ben's shoulders and then hanging out by the lake while Scout chased bugs.   So thankful for a great day today!

NC Aquarium

It was raining on Friday so instead of hitting the beach we decided to take Dylan to the NC Aquarium.  I really haven't had that much fun in a very long time.  He was the most excited I have ever seen him.  He loved the fish, turtles, and alligators!  I can hardly wait to go back with him again soon!

The big fish and shark tank was Dylan's favorite part of the day!

He never stopped smiling and screaming!

Emerald Isle

Dylan, Nana and I met Aunt Joanna and Pat at Emerald Isle where Jo and Pat let us spend a few days at the beach.  The waves were pretty rough on the beach and the weather wasn't too great so we spent a lot of time in the pool and the sound.  Dylan is getting so brave in the water now and just loves swimming!

 My precious boy!  I just love this face.

Swimming in the sound with Nana!

I have another new favorite food...guacamole!

Papa Bell

We went through New Bern on our way to the beach this week and made a stop by Papa Bell's house.  Dylan hadn't seen Papa since Thanskgiving when he was only 4 weeks old so it was really fun for them to meet again.  They are two peas in a pod and Dylan really loved playing with Papa!  Here are a few pictures from our visit.

 Sitting in the barber's chair with Nana and AJ

 Love you Papa!

July 4th

I have been having a lot of problems loading pictures to the blog lately but here are finally some pictures from July 4th.  Dylan and I went to see Staley and Betsy and went swimming in their pool.  They both wore their Jeapers afterwards and had lunch together.  Dylan and I then went over to Shelley lake to see the ducks.  He loved the ducks and we will definitely go again.

show off!

Dylan is really taking off! He is pulling up to a standing position on anything and everything and occasionally he'll let go and stand up all by himself! We have been practicing walking a few little steps without help and he's doing great! He is still a little wobbly at times but we think in a few more weeks he's really going to take off! He's such a strong little boy!

I (seriously) LOVE hummus!

Dylan's new favorite food is hummus. I'm pretty sure he would eat the entire tub if I would let him. Last weekend we had a hummus snack and then headed over to Prairie Ridge ecostation for a little hike with dad. It was so much fun!