Life's a beach......

Hello all! Hope you had a great week. Ours has been busy and fun, filled with a few early goodbyes as well. We headed to the beach last Thursday, and each week seems to be more enjoyable. Leo, however, was back to dining on sand, but decided that crackers really do taste better. He had a great time jumping waves with Dad and watching our friend Anne feed the seagulls. Anne was the only smart one to wear her bathing suit, so she got to sit with him in the waves. I'm a little chicken of the creatures of the water these days, and Kevin's excuse for no suit was that he didn't think it would get washed in time for our trip out of town on Tuesday.......and quite possibly he is right! I much more enjoy walking on the beach and wading to my ankles. Anne was nice enough to shoot some family shots for us on the rocks, probably the most photographed place on the beach.
Leo continues to be my little wild man that makes me laugh and be nervous all at the same time. He has discovered stairs at our friends' houses, and really enjoys them! But baby gates will be a must for a while until he learns how to safely go down, though going up is no problem. He is just about ready to stand on his own, and at times I wonder how long it will take him to figure out how to climb out of the crib, I think not long. It blows me away how fast he is changing and growing each day, these baby years go so quickly. And call me crazy, but I really think he knows I am "MaMa". He says mama and dada a lot indiscriminately, but also says Mama as he is clinging to my legs when he really wants me. Sometimes he wants me so much that he seems to want to be part of my body. However I can only carry his lanky body for so long, and putting him down is the quickest 22 pounds I have ever lost! Running around after him sure does keep me in shape.
Friday night we had to say goodbye to our Friday night prayer group that we have been getting together with almost every week for seven years. We have watched our families grow together and have seen one another through many things. We will miss you guys very much and will never stop praying with you.......