Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Grand Cayman August 2010

We recently got back from our one week family vacation to Grand Cayman. Eric, Carter and I went, along with my parents and brothers, and Eric's parents. We stayed in a fabulous condo right on the ocean, and spent many hours having fun at the pool or beach. We went to see the stingrays, went snorkeling, did some other sightseeing, and ate A LOT! Even though traveling with a toddler is HARD work and much more complicated than what Eric and I are used to, we had a lot of fun!! Looking forward to our next family vacay!

Getting ready to take off and go night-night
He fell asleep right away and slept the whole flight!
Lunch with everyone the first day
From the other end
Finally make it to the beach!
He tasted the sand pretty much right away
A poolside snack? Yes please.
Back to the beach with Dad
He was kind of indifferent to the whole sand thing
Not really sure
Mommy gave him a sunscreen mohawk!
On the boat headed to Stingray City
Family pic
Time to play with the rays
I'm holding one for this family shot.... crazy.
Enough stingrays, I wanna play!
Starfish, so what?! (He was very tired and cranky by this point)
Me and my boy at dinner
Beautiful sunset
Just lounging around in the pool
The boys went deep sea fishing
My dad and brothers
He HAD to be on that raft with Mommy
Playing the cup game with Grandad... fill the cup, pour it over someone's face!
His turn to be on the raft
The group having fun at the Luau
The only picture of just Eric and me!
My goofy brothers..... they're such great uncles!
Family photo shoot... the whole group
The Powells
My family and brothers
The Beckmans
Our little family
The Powells again
The Beckmans again
Us with Carter's favorite uncles
Siblings
The best parents and inlaws we could ask for!


Monday, August 16, 2010

SYTYCD

I spent some time yesterday catching up on my DVR shows that I missed while we were out of town. While I was watching So You Think You Can Dance, Carter did this. So cute!!

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Dad's T-shirt

Eric put his huge t-shirt on Carter yesterday. Carter thought he was such a big shot, and Eric and I had some good laughs.


Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Underwater

Last week, Carter and I went to his last swimming lesson. Coach Stephanie took an underwater picture of us, and I wanted to share.

Even though Carter loves the water, he started out a little unsure about the lessons and Coach Stephanie. But he ended up really loving it and learning so much. We will definitely be going back next summer for more! If anyone is interested in a Frisco swim coach.... Stephanie Cusack was great! I'd recommend her to anyone!

Trip to D.C.

Eric and I just got back from a long weekend in the D.C. area.  Eric's best friend Travis and his wife Amanda live in Maryland. Travis works in D.C. and knows his way around well, so we did a lot of sightseeing with him on Friday and Saturday.

Washington National Cathedral
Incredibly huge and beautiful
Amazing!
View of the White House from the south
The Department of the Treasury
Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton and the Washington Monument behind us
North side of the White House
The Reflecting Pool, the Washington Monument, and the Capitol behind it
Tons of people at the Lincoln Memorial
Abe
WWII Memorial
Jefferson Memorial
Iwo Jima Memorial
Changing of the Guards at the Tomb of the Unknow Soldier
Tomb of the Unknowns
Arlington National Cemetery
JFK burial site
Saturday was Travis' birthday, so we went to a Nationals Game.
Great win with a walk off home run!!
Really nice ballpark
Me, Amanda, and Travis enjoying the game

Amanda is due with their first daughter this week. She was such a good sport about having company right before her due date, and she tagged along as much as possible with us on Saturday! We had such a great time!! Thanks for having us you guys!