Old Lyme Beach

Last Friday kinda last minute my friend Julie invited us to drive to Ct. and go to the beach. So we got ready really quick and drove an hour and a 1/2 to go to the beach. It was the perfect day to go. When we first got there it was still a little foggy but it cleared up fast and was around 70 or more degrees. This was my first time to the beach on the east coast so a couple things surprised me, how cold the water was ( seriously colder than any beach I've ever been to), there were no waves ( only at the shore line which were never higher than Alexa's mid calf) and the scenery around the beach ( it wasn't stuffed w/ a bunch of buildings or homes) and not too many people.
Julie has a 2 1/2 little boy, Aiden who Alexa loves playing w/. Who was so funny as soon as we decided where we were going to settle we look back and Aiden had stopped to play w/ a group of all (adult) boys. We got him to join us again. But he kept walking toward all the boys. Then this guy behind us and girlfriend started playing w/ the kids. It was really funny though Aiden wouldn't play w/ the girl at all. I think he was in need of a boy friend.
Anyway it was a great day sitting and relaxing at the beach. The girls loved being there and free to run around. Alexa even wanted to play in the water, but it was too cold for Charlie. I think the best part was that there wasn't a lot of distance between where we were sitting and the water, and since there were no waves, Alex could run to the water and the sand freely w/ no worries.

Our view to the left (that was how big the waves were)






Our view to the right

The waves looked big in the above pic but this is how high they were compared to Alex

Aiden saying, "Cheese" and being cute.

They all passed out on the way home.

18 months

I can not believe me baby is 18mo. it just truly shows that time is flying by WAY too fast. She seems to be growing and learning more everyday.

Charlie Kellee Wirth at 18mo
24 lbs and 31 inches

12 teeth

Still doesn't talk except mommy, daddy, Alex, mama, and up

loves playing w/ balls, being read to, coloring and hats

Alex is starting to get Charlie to play dress up w/ her

learning shapes and can point out different colors

can put shapes inside each other and puzzles

just starting to love the park and swings are probably her favorite.

Finds new things to climb and gets sneakier about it daily.

Still a very mellow kid and only is loud when she wants something.

Charlie, you truly are our baby bear

I love you

This was on her way to standing on the dresser, (which is a daily event)

When you're tired....

you'll sleep ANYWHERE. Charlie woke up early this morning and I tried to keep her up until her normal nap time to keep her on schedule, but to my surprise she wasn't waiting. She literally was standing up between our bed and couch and fell asleep. Well there goes that method.

Weekend Fun

I know another weekend of pictures. I just can't help but bring my camera everywhere and then blog about it. Anthony says I've replaced scrapbooking w/ blogging. It's probably true, since this is way easier and less of a pick when theirs little fingers wanting to touch everything. So hopefully no gets bored w/ my friends and family blogs. I really just don't want my love ones that aren't close to miss anything.
So on to my weekend. On Friday I spent the morning w/ Danielle. We met at this store called BJ's (it's like a Costco). and I needed to get some things so she let me use her membership card. then we headed over her house. They just put in a new sandbox, so we went over there and had lunch, then let the kids play for awhile before nap time. It was really fun. They all played really well, so that's always a good day in my book.

A really pretty tree in Danielle's backyard.

Walking down the hill toward the sand box. i love that both of the (little) girls' bellies are showing.

Charlie picked up a shovel of sand 2 times and licked it, YUCK. I guess she didn't learn the first time. This is just her cute little hand.

Charlie loves hats soo much that she saw this helmet and had to put it on. I think it was too heavy or something because she wouldn't hold her head up.

Under the beautiful tree

Saturday:

4Th Demention

We went to see our friends' Christian metal band play. I know metal and Christian music don't sound right in the same sentence. But anyway. They people from New Generation (the church we first went to when we moved here) asked Anthony to come and MC and give a little message. There were 4 bands and 4Th D was the Christian band but they all played metal music, so there were non Christians there and I think that's why they wanted Anthony to say a little something. So we got to the church around 4pm to eat the free food they were handing, to talk, and help set up if needed. I brought the girls w/ me since it was at the church and they could pretty much be free. So they ran around pretty much the entire time. Once the bands started playing around 6pm the girls and I hung out in the church nursery rm. That room has a window so you could see into the sanctuary and the music was so loud that I didn't miss anything. The girls and I didn't stay the whole time. We left toward the end of the 2ND band (about 8:15). It was already past Charlie's bedtime and Alexa's bedtime was coming up. Plus every time someone would open the nursery doors Alexa would say,"That music's loud." and cover her ears, so I knew it was time to go. Anthony said the rest of the show was good. I'm glad since he hasn't been to a metal show in awhile.

In the field by the church.

Running around the church, during sound check

The boys hangin'

Trying to take a cool picture of the stage w/ my new wide lens. Notice the stage looks curved.

The first band

Charlie enjoying a break if w/ loud music going on right by her head.

Sunday:

Women's Fellowship

Separate blog below.



Monday:

She's a Natural....

Today was Alexa's first day in gymnastics. Man she did awesome. I not just saying that either because she's my daughter. At first when they were stretching she didn't really seem to want to or understand what was going on, so I went and sat w/ her for like 2 min. and slowly backed away. As soon as they started tumbling she was all into it. It was really cute watching the 5 little girls in the class trying to do all the gymnastics moves. I was surprised they did a lot of different things too. Once they got to the balance beam she walked across w/ no help and and did all the bar crawls by herself. And when they had to pulled themselves up on the bar and then the teacher helps flip them, she could already pull herself up and bring her feet to the bars to. All the parents asked if she had been in gymnastics before because she was so strong and flexible. When we left Anthony was talking to his brother on the phone about her class, he sounded like a proud daddy, it was cute. I thought this quote he said was so funny. "She a natural monkey, but not from evolution." So I wanted to share that w/ you. anyway. We signed her up officially when class ended and is dying to get a leotard.

I tried setting the first few pics up so you can see, that the teacher would show her what to do and then her doing it by herself.

tumbles from a straddle. You can see the starting position from the girl next to her.

"show your muscles" - Teacher

Hand stand

tuck jump. I think she liked these just because she could jump so high.

Straddle jump

It stinks that the parent area is up high so I couldn't take good pics and I only had my 35 mm lens.

To the park (after nap time)

Charlie going to steal the ball

Successful.

Growling at Anthony while he's pushing her.

" Hi Daddy"

When we got home the girls had to get wipes and wipe their hands off. Then Anthony put his feet on the table, and they saw how dirty they were and started wiping them off......true disciples.

I love the weekend. Time w/ friends and family.