Lately.

Hello friends! Long time no see. My fault. Want to know what we've been up to lately? Well, we've been fixing up the backyard and just got back from a super fun first camping trip with Finnley. It was a blast! 

First off, here are just some random shots of the boys in the backyard. Then on to our camping trip.

Finn is 11 months now! Whoa. 11 months and the sweetest, most energetic, most fun and adorable little boy around (of course I have to say that, he's my kid). But seriously, he amazes me every day at how adorable I think he is. How did I get so lucky?! This little guy loves most everything. Here's a list to name a few: bananas, apples, lotion bottles, vacuums, brooms, pushing the shopping cart and stroller (seriously, he reaches and grabs for them when they are in sight!), giving kisses on command, the kitties, daddy, bath time, going into rooms he's not supposed to, water bottles, laughing, and playing on the couch. He does not like car rides.

In these pictures he's wearing an old shirt of his daddy's. Isn't it sweet?

This last week we went on a camping trip to Hunting Island. Our friend Lauren joined us for a night. The weather wasn't great beach weather as it usually is this time of year, but we still enjoyed ourselves. It was even so windy that we had to tie our tent to the car and then eventually switched camp sites. Huh. This mom came unprepared for the weather in regards to herself. I guess that can happen when you're trying to pack for two and are more worried about the little one than yourself!

Finn loved camping. He was all smiles the entire trip. There really couldn't be anything better than a tent and sand in his world. He truly amazed us a how easy he was. He slept through the night without any problems and even took a few naps.

Finn's not quite walking yet. He'll take one to two small steps at a time, but he's almost there. I'm surprised he's not since he crawled so very early. But I think he's so comfortable and quick with the crawling that he's not pushing it. He claps, gives high-fives and kisses, and plays little vocal back and forth games with me. Eating is not a problem with this kid either. 

Oh, I'm so in love with this little boy. I can't believe he's almost a year old! Tear, tear! He has truly changed our lives for the better.

Happy Campers.

lauren

Hi! It's Me, Finn!

Hi, it's Finn. I'm guest posting for mom today since she's been slacking lately. Well, I don't know if she's been truly slacking, but just hasn't been keeping up with this. I don't know why though. She is pretty much a stay-at-home mom that sits around and eats bon-bons all day. You'd think she could at least post every once in a while! Just kidding.

Things have been quite busy lately as you may have guessed. But here's a sneak peak at what we were up to right before Christmas. Mom, Dad, and I took a trip to Charleston for two nights and had so much fun! We really didn't do much of anything....didn't even go out to dinner. Instead we ordered pizza and ate in our room with some beers that we'd picked up at the local grocery store! Well, of course I didn't have the beer or pizza (maybe a pizza crust though:). I hope you enjoy the picture tour!

 Oh, that's me in the background!

Hanging out in the hotel room. It was so much fun romping around and exploring in a new place. That was the best part of the entire trip!

 I love my mom. Well...mostly just her iphone.

 We went to church at this church on Sunday morning: Saint Michael's. This is the view from our hotel room. Something to note: George Washington went to church at this church when he would come to town.

 Too bad this is such a blurry one cause it's a real cute one of me!

We took a ferry to Fort Sumter. Dad's allowed to see one fort or castle per trip. I got to see my first one outside of the womb. Pretty awesome.

And at our favorite breakfast place: Hominy Grill. Yumm! We ate here both mornings. Mom and Dad have never gotten to a restaurant for breakfast so early on vacation before. Life has changed I guess since I came around.

  

Dad had the "Big Nasty" (fried chicken with gravy in a bisquit)...boring mom had the yogurt and granola. She says it was delicious....but she's still trying to shed a few l-bs that I put on her....haha.

Then off to get home for preparing for Santa to arrive!

Hope you enjoyed.

xo-Finnley