Day 1 at the Beach

We finally got to take a family vacation this year, so I thought I would share it with you in pictures!

Day one was like a monsoon!  Not what you hope to see when you are at the beach on vacation, but we already knew what to expect.  So we planned to a trip to the local aquarium for Friday morning and had a great time.  We were able to leisurely walk around because there was hardly anyone there.  Elijah loved it!

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Melt My Heart! ...photo catch up!

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Our Little Golfer!

...or at least "Our Little Kid Who Likes to Carry Around a Golf Ball and Golf Club!!"  (And he looks cute doing so!)

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We love Fridays because Daddy is home!

We had a fun morning with such great weather!

Well...Elijah and I had a fun morning...Daddy worked hard!

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Just Chillin'

I'm not sure who taught Elijah this or if it is just an innate male characteristic...decide for yourself!

Yesterday, Elijah wanted to get up on the couch (that he has not quite yet discovered how to climb for himself), so I helped him climb.  Once he was up there, he pointed for me to get him a pillow.  When I propped a pillow beside him, he then said, "More pi-yo."  And, since he had apparently appointed me as his servant for the moment, I propped a second pillow beside him.

And hardly a second later, he was totally kicked back...

By the time the third pillow was added, I didn't think my child was going to move anywhere...

But apparently he is still a toddler...it's just lasted a few seconds!

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I love this boy!

A sweet friend of mine let me borrow some cute clothes of her (now 6 year old) son and I could hardly wait to get this shirt and vest on Elijah.

What I didn't realize was that he would look so grown up when I got him dressed for church Sunday morning.  I could almost eat him up he was so cute and I just had to take a picture.  

Even though it's blurry, I was surprised Elijah worked with me.  I said, "1...2..." and he said "Go!" with a big smile.  (We interchange "1, 2, 3" and "ready, set, go" around here these days!)

I do love this kid!

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Elijah is 18 months old!

...Crazy! Time is just flying by and it is amazing how much more Elijah is talking each day and how much he is learning.  He had his first "real at our home babysitter" today that wasn't a grandparent while I went on an outing with some women in our church.  He's such a big boy now!

As promised, here are a few more pictures from my phone:

Elijah & Pop Pop

Everyone we see with a white beard is "Pop Pop"!

For some reason I think it is the cutest thing to watch Elijah read in the car!

Elijah's feet were dirty the other day, so I gave him a wipe and he started cleaning!

An unusual cuddle session while Elijah was sick last week.  Love it!

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