Mister Personality

Seven is full of himself lately. Usually, we can't get him to do a thing on camera. Tonight was a little different. Here he is, doing what he does best...

Next week will be sad for us starting on Monday, as Jon is headed out of town to work for a couple of weeks, not even getting to come home on the weekend. We'll survive, and may even go to stay with him for a couple of days, but that will be hard in and of itself. Finding a place for the dogs (poor sweet Brit), taking his Pack & Play, blah blah blah - more trouble than it is worth. Plus, I need to be able to bake for the Cafe when they need something, so we'll see. I feel like I never leave the kitchen, and I almost never do. For example, i was up until 2:30 making a very particular dough...and ice cream. Today I made tortellini from scratch, and right now in front of me, a rack of fettucini is drying. Who am I? You should see that tortellini though - I never really thought about it before, as in, how it is made...and while time consuming, it really makes you feel productive. Neat tutorial for you over on my other blog if you get ambitious, as well as step by step pics.

Well, that's all for now. Please don't beat yourself with a book.

Pool Time - Not so much IN the pool....

Crazy, I know. Just as soon as we showed up at the pool yesterday - seriously as I was putting Sev in his float, it thundered. And then again. And again. No rain, no lightning whatsoever. So we stayed there and talked to Rikki, Leslie, Lainy, Julie and Rain. All of the baby girls slept the afternoon away...but Sev wanted to fight the urge to nap.

Well, here is a look at our day at the pool - not IN the pool. (Poor little Lainy kinda looks like she may have drunk the Kool-Aid, no? Jonestown revisted... :) )

We're Baaaaaccckk....

Yep, that's right. We made it back from the Outer Banks safe and sound. Too bad it is so much warmer (haahhhter) here than there. Oh well. The heat encouraged the 3 of us to head over to the Country Club and join our friends at the pool today, so that was nice. Tomorrow I may take Seven over there if I can get all of my baking done...but there's a lot of it to do, so we'll see.

Anyway, here's a nice shot of Sev and Jon from our beach trip - I thought it was so sweet...

Fishing and Swimming and Playing, Oh My!

Today started out with a morning trip to the Avon Pier for some fishing, or more like it, sleeping in the breeze. Sev fell asleep promptly upon arrival, and woke up just in time for us to leave. We shopped a little at Kitty Hawk Kites, then came back to the house for some pool time, which was, of course, followed by another nap. Playtime ensued after a nice lunch, and cousins Clay and Nate shared their new trucks and shovels with the little man before, alas, another nap came on.

First Day at the Beach....

Though sleepy, Seven manganed to have a good time playing in the sand during his first morning at the beach. After a couple of hours, it was time to head back to the house, where we jumped and splashed in the pool before taking a nice 3 hour nap.

Life is good here in Avon, and it's nice to have so many friends and family here. I think tonight will be a date night for Mommy and Daddy, as Seven is going to hang out ith the grandparents while we go out to eat with Nicole and Adam.

here are a few pictures from this morning to "tide" (haha) you over until next time...including one of Jon surf fishing.

If You're Happy and You Know It...

Sev's been doing this a lot lately...though not so much when you turn on the video camera. Thought you might enjoy it!

Spoiled? Surely you jest...

Since Jon and I have been sick, Sev has been bunking over at Mommaw and Poppy's. He is terribly unloved there, and never gets anything he wants. Like long rides in the stroller or ice cream sandwiches. Here's a quick peek at the mess one little boy can make...and a look at his attempt to keep the camera flash from hurting his eyes. Apparantly he figured out how to do that all on his own. See the red light? Okay, now SQUINT!!