Hurricane Earl is Coming

We've been busy getting ready for our new schedules this week, but we made some time this afternoon to get to the beach. Daddy went to guard after school today, so we brought him lunch and played in the waves for a little bit. . .

they don't look big here, but some sets came through that were very large
We'll see what tomorrow brings

Don't give a 2 year old a protein bar in the car . . .

It was even worse than it looks here . . . his shorts were covered and parts of the car seat . . . gross. . . and he's still got half the bar in his mouth . . .

But then he made it up to me by taking a nap on the beach . . .

It was a perfect beach day . . . holding on to ever bit of summer we can

Indoor Swimming on a Rainy Day

All of these rain days are starting to get to us. Liam and I cannot be in the house for more than a day without getting on each other's nerves. (Can I say that as a Mom, oh well). I was thinking of taking him to his first movie in the theater, but there are no G rated movies out this week.

So then I remembered that Liam's Great Grandmom and Great Aunt Helen have an indoor pool - we decided to take advantage . . .

My Grandmom and Liam after his swim . . .

Aunt Helen and the little man who is ready for a nap

Rainy Day Fun

The past few days have not been beach days, so Liam and I get a little stir crazy being in the house all day. There was a break in the rain, so we went on a "nature exploration" - inspired by Dora the Explorer and Diego :) . . . it started drizzling so we came prepared . . .

I made Liam a "field journal" with pictures of things he had to find on our nature walk and we collected our items in little bags . . . we even found a birds egg that had fallen out of it's nest . . .
Nothing like a watermelon lollipop to make the walk even more fun

it was a very successful trip around the neighborhood. Liam got a little tired at one point and laid down in the wagon, so Mommy looked like a crazy old lady pulling around a wagon. Oh well.

Hopefully this rain stops soon - our tans are fading!

Another Wonderful Day on the Beach

It was a beautiful beach day and since it was low tide, Aunt Jaclyn thought it was about time Liam learn to boogie board. Could you imagine him being three next summer and not being able to catch some gnarly waves? What would the 4 year olds think? He'd have no street cred.

Enjoying the waves with both feet on the ground . . . or maybe feeling if his tummy is empty and it's time to refuel . . .

A rare moment of Liam letting me hold his hand . . .

Music and Baseball make for a great day!

This is from the beach the other day . . .

After the gym this morning, Nana took Liam to the Beachwood Library for a music program.

Liam danced his butt off and got to see Sparks . . .

and play with a parachute . . .

after his nap we decided to go to the BlueClaws baseball game since Ryan Howard from the Phillies was playing first base to rehab his ankle. It was really fun and Liam had fun running around some more . . .

He told us his favorite player is the umpire - possible career?
And Mommy's boys at the ballpark

It was a great summer night!

A Glimpse 14 years into the Future

He is already a pro at blowing the whistle