During our trip to Charleston we made a quick stop at the beach on Sullivan’s island. Jude absolutely loves the beach! We collected seashells, although I didn’t take any pictures of our shells. 🙁 We played in the sand! We went walking in the water. And Jude even tried boogie boarding with his uncle Mike….
This past weekend we took a short trip to Charleston, South Carolina to visit Joe’s family. While there we visited the South Carolina Aquarium. Visiting the aquarium was on my Summer Bucket List but I imagined we’d just go to the NC Aquarium which is nowhere near as large as the SC Aquarium. Aside from…
Recently, Jude learned about mailing letters. So Jude wrote a special letter to mail to Grammie, who lives in South Carolina. The letter simply read I “Heart” You – Jude We addressed the letter and Jude made sure we added a stamp. Then this morning we put it in the mailbox. I know Grammie will…
“Be Gentle.” I utter these words EVERY DAY, they seem to fly out of my mouth but not into his ears. Since becoming a big brother, Jude has struggled with sharing the spotlight. When I focus my attention on Noah, Jude acts out. Typically, his actions are aggressive but not intentionally harmful. With clenched jaw…
We are getting ready to go back-to-school shopping for the first time. (I don’t know if it’s still considered “back-to” since it’s the first time but whatever.) Jude will be starting a 5-day a week preschool program this fall. The beginning of the school year is like a fresh start. New books, new clothes, new…
Another item crossed off our Summer Bucket List. I really love watching the planes land and take off at the Raleigh-Durham Airport Observation Park. It’s such a peaceful and relaxing place. They have a little sand play area for the kids, a miniature runway so the kids can pretend to be airplanes and a…