Travels

I am so excited to be making a trip to TN next month! Skylar and I will be "touring" Memphis Oct 16-21 and Knoxville Oct 21-24 if anyone happens to be in town any of those times- I would love to hook up. I will be flying solo with Skylar and would greatly appreciate any tips or advice for smooth travels.

Nights in Rodanthe

I am excited about this movie coming out tomorrow. I really liked the book and hope the movie does not disappoint. Rodanthe was a couple miles down the road from where we stayed in the Outer Banks and we got to see the house where the movie was filmed. It is such a beautiful area.

Rough Night

We decided that it was time to try and wean Skylar from being swaddled at night. We started last night because Tyler was off and could help. It did not go well at all and none of us got much sleep because Skylar was up about every hour. Her arms were just waving all around. She managed to scratch her face up pretty good which I feel terrible about because we are bad about keeping her nails short.
O well, we will try again tonight!

We did manage to all catch a nap this morning and then get up in time to catch the ECU game. So close Pirates!

Playtime with Daddy

Skylar had her 4 month shots this week and was a little out of whack. The only thing that would really make her happy was laying on her back on the floor with one of us sitting or laying beside her talking to her. Needless to say I did not get much done this week, but it was kindof nice just to have some one on one time. Here she is talking to Daddy.

Outer Banks

We had a great week at the beach last week. It was so fun to get to see my family and for Tyler to be off of work for a week. Skylar did great and was thrilled to have constant entertainment from aunts and uncles and grandparents. We made it through Tropical Storm Hanna and really didn't have too bad of weather all week. On the way there though the road was flooded and we had to drive through a couple miles of water on the road that got to 18 inches deep. They were only letting SUVs go so we were very lucky to make it through. Cars had to wait another 3-4 hours for the tide to go down.
We also had another fun driving experience on the last night. We were headed to dinner and we decided to drive on the beach for a bit. (Vehicles are allowed on the beach there and lots of people drive out there to fish) We started driving and were all having fun and watching the waves and then we realized we werent seeing any more cars anywhere and thought we werent going to find another road access exit. I thought we were going to have to turn around and go all the way back. We were sliding around on the sand and sometimes would have to get pretty close to the water to avoid hitting a dune. I love off roading, but I was even a little nervous with Skylar in the car. We eventually found an exit though and got back on the road and headed to dinner.
I was a little dissapointed that Skylar didnt get to wear her cute bathing suits and play in the water, but it was really too cold for her. She did love her walks on the beach in her baby bjorn.

Beach Bound

Despite Tropical Storm Hanna, we are headed to the Outer Banks tomorrow for a week! It looks like it is going to rain almost everyday which is a bummer cause we have been planning this trip for 6 months, but at least Tyler will be off of work and we will get to see family. I have been packing all week and can not believe how much stuff we have to take. This shot is just some of the things we are taking a doesn't include anything that Skylar still needs until tomorrow....bouncy seat, bath tub, bottles.... It is her first night away from home so hopefully we remember everything.

6th Anniversary

Tyler and I celebrated our 6th anniversary this weekend. Tyler's mom came in town for the long weekend so we got to go out on our anniversary which was so nice. We went out for a great dinner and then went to see Tropic Thunder which is terribly crude but hilarious. Skylar had a good time with Grammy Carroll and kept her entertained with her new cooing abilities.
More pics from the weekend...
Cute strawberry butt
Smiling at my new toys