We had such a great 4th of July! Connor started the day off by NOT taking his morning nap, because he was too busy crawling all over the house! He just discovered that he can move farther than the living room, so he was busy busy busy discovering things like the blinds, sliding glass door, kitchen tile, and Coop's food bowls! So instead of our morning nap, we stayed up and did lunch, then loaded in the car (to hopefully fall asleep on the way), and headed down to Cape Harbour to see their 4th of July festivities. Connor fell asleep about 2 minutes into the car ride, so I found a good parking spot and let him sleep for about a 1/2 hour. We met Grandma and Papa down there and had a nice walk checking everything out. There wasn't anything too special, but we ran into some family friends (the Kelleys & Meyers), which was great! Connor was wonderful (especially considering it was 1000 degrees outside and he was running low on sleep). The highlight of the trip was finding a tupperware booth. We had just been talking about getting Connor tupperware sippy cups (just like the ones me, Craig, and Katie grew up on). They were prettier (upgraded from about 20 years ago), but the same concept. They are the perfect size cups for Connor to hold (likes that better than the cups with the handles). We got a few of those (which we tried out this morning and Connor LOVED it!).
After Cape Harbour, we headed back to Grandma and Papa's while they went to pick up Coop from the house. Connor crashed for about 2 minutes in the car and I guess that was his power nap, because he was all ready for the pool when we got there! Connor enjoyed a nice popsicle after being out in the heat and a swim in the pool with Papa. We had a great day and were finally able to get Connor down for a nap around 4:30pm. Connor and I both crashed 'til about 6pm...we both probably could have slept through the night, but luckily Grandma got me up, so we could get ready for supper and bed. Connor did great through all the firework sounds around the neighborhood (slept through it all!!...9pm-5:30am!!!), but poor Coopy was another story. He is terrified of fireworks and usually just sucks his little tail in and tries to find a cozy place to hide. We all survived the night & had a great night's sleep (all of us except poor Coopy).
I love the 4th of July! Always makes me think of my Grandma Beach and how wonderful she was! She always loved to get the family together and the 4th of July was the best way to do it! We would all stay down on Ft. Myers beach, hang out, watch the fireworks, and just enjoy our time together. It has now been 6 years since she's been gone, but everytime the 4th of July rolls around--she's the first thing that comes to mind! : )
It is just a few days away from our family beach trip next weekend. Let the packing and preparations begin (...actually 'continue'...I've been packing and preparing for the past week already!) Getting my things together, food packed, everything ready for Connor, Coop all packed up for a fun few days with wonderful Rachel and Gareth, and everything else involved is just a little overwhelming! Can't wait til next weekend though--Connor is going to love the beach! The pools! The family!
After Cape Harbour, we headed back to Grandma and Papa's while they went to pick up Coop from the house. Connor crashed for about 2 minutes in the car and I guess that was his power nap, because he was all ready for the pool when we got there! Connor enjoyed a nice popsicle after being out in the heat and a swim in the pool with Papa. We had a great day and were finally able to get Connor down for a nap around 4:30pm. Connor and I both crashed 'til about 6pm...we both probably could have slept through the night, but luckily Grandma got me up, so we could get ready for supper and bed. Connor did great through all the firework sounds around the neighborhood (slept through it all!!...9pm-5:30am!!!), but poor Coopy was another story. He is terrified of fireworks and usually just sucks his little tail in and tries to find a cozy place to hide. We all survived the night & had a great night's sleep (all of us except poor Coopy).
I love the 4th of July! Always makes me think of my Grandma Beach and how wonderful she was! She always loved to get the family together and the 4th of July was the best way to do it! We would all stay down on Ft. Myers beach, hang out, watch the fireworks, and just enjoy our time together. It has now been 6 years since she's been gone, but everytime the 4th of July rolls around--she's the first thing that comes to mind! : )
It is just a few days away from our family beach trip next weekend. Let the packing and preparations begin (...actually 'continue'...I've been packing and preparing for the past week already!) Getting my things together, food packed, everything ready for Connor, Coop all packed up for a fun few days with wonderful Rachel and Gareth, and everything else involved is just a little overwhelming! Can't wait til next weekend though--Connor is going to love the beach! The pools! The family!
Crawling away and modeling his cute jammies from Auntie Nicole!
Getting ready for our morning walk...didn't realize his jammies were
red, white and blue too...so festive!
Connor talking to Cooper...about a few minutes before he
crawls into the kitchen and straight for Cooper's food bowls!
Our festive colors on the 4th of July at Cape Harbour
Couldn't you just squish those cheeks!!
We ran into our buddy, Aidan...but he was sleeping
(probably what Connor should have been doing!)
Our favorite, Pip!!
Cool guys with their caps on
Cooling off with his popsicle
Connor's favorite place in the whole world!
Had to get a few shots with his 4th of July bib!
Feeding himself finger foods! Such a big boy now!
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