A Day at the Beach

What a beautiful Memorial Day we had! We were invited to my Aunt's cottage out near Grand Haven and it was sunny with just the right amount of wind. We didn't waste any time plopping Austin down in the sand to check it out.

 Grandma and Austin had a blast playing in the sand

 Such a beautiful day to capture some great pictures. Austin had such fascination with the long grass.

 Sand was sure to be on every inch of Austin's body.............such cute little sandy piggies!

 Austin is still teething like crazy so we let him try some melon in this neat little netted contraption

 Grandma and Grandpa couldn't be more happy sharing the day with Austin

 So many different sounds kept grabbing Austin's attention. He truly enjoyed Beach Day!

 Austin and Daddy checking out the big boats!

The water was only in the 40s, so not a great day to jump in.....but hopefully we can do some baby swim lessons this summer and the next beach day, he won't be afraid to get his feet wet!

Sophie used her passport

Who knew that this little expensive giraffe would become an item that Austin would attach to the most right now. Since teething is running our evenings lately, Austin has been chewing on Sophie every night. So of course when we went to Grandma and Grandpa's last weekend to visit, we HAD to bring Sophie in case we had a teething meltdown. I made sure to pack Sophie before we left, but she snuck back out and we didn't realize it until we were an hour away and back home. At first, Grandma suggested overnighting Sophie since she knew how much we depended on that giraffe. I said "Nah, we'll be ok for the week...." Yeah, right is all I have to say. Two days later, I was begging my mom to send her to us.

 The excitement in his face was priceless!

 She hasn't left his sight since she arrived!