Fun in the Sun!

Yesterday we spent the day at Joemma State Park near my parent's house. We intended to leave the house at 11:30am but Lucas was so grumpy and just plain whiny so we put him down to get a quick nap in. We woke him up just before 1pm and he was in a much better mood so we headed to the beach. It was about an hour and 20 minutes out there and Lucas is now a talker, especially in the car, so it makes the drive seem even longer. This time he was only interested in talking to me and I was trying to catch up on my magazines (I have 4 sitting here waiting to be read) but it wasn't working. He constantly says, "mom!" and I say, "what?" and then he'll say something like, "car" or "dada car" or his version of "horse" and he'll continue to repeat these same words over and over. And you can't just say, "uh huh" or "ya" because he gets frustrated, as if you didn't understand him. So you have to repeat what he said so he knows you understood. It makes for a very redundant conversation. Then of course the last 15 minutes of the car ride he had had enough and just wanted out! He was whining and screaming and nothing I did or said would make him stop. So finally we arrived, unloaded everything and set up on the beach. I went on the jetski first, along with my dad, while Channing was still asleep in the carseat. The water was like glass which was fun because I went really fast (60mph) which I don't normally go that fast but then it got kinda boring because there were no waves to go over. I went back in to see if Lucas would get on with me. He did reluctantly, in his cute life jacket. I wish I would have gotten a picture of him in his life jacket but Josh was able to snap a picture of him on the jet ski with me.

After my ride, Josh tried to get Lucas to go out with him but all of a sudden he had no interest in dada, he only wanted me so I brought him back onto the beach. We all ate and hung out on the beach but the tide kept getting closer and closer. We moved all of our stuff further up on the beach but we were only able to stay in that spot for a little while before the tide came within a few feet of us. So we decided to pack up everything and head to the picnic area to eat dinner.

Lucas loves any kind of fruit, especially watermelon. He ate so much watermelon I had to cut him off!

Yummy 7 layer bean dip! Notice Lucas' hand in the chip bag=)

Channing is the smiliest and most talkative 2 month old I have ever seen! He is tooooo cute!



My friend from church got him this adorable octopus outfit with matching hat. I can't get over how cute he is in the hat! When I got this outfit, it looked so big compared to the others (It's 3-6 months!) I never thought he'd fit in it before Summer was over. I sure was wrong!



Cousins...Levi and Channing

Brothas from anotha Motha

Cousin Levi

A good nap in the carseat

After eating we made a quick trip back down to the water. The water was SO clear and clean, quite surprising since it was the Sound. Then we packed up and headed home. Lucas was so very tired but again, a chatter box once we got in the car. Then he started to melt but after a few minutes he dozed off and it was silence...at least for a short time.
I think the reason he was so grumpy is he wasn't feeling good. He started to get more congested as the day went on and looking back, he kept pointing in his mouth and saying, "ow". I thought he was remembering when he fell and bit his tongue a few weeks back because he's been remembering more events lately. But he really must have been referring to his throat. Josh started getting sick late in the week last week and his first symptom was a sore throat and congestion. Lucas had a rough night sleeping, I kept hearing him wake up and cry, only for a minute and then he went right back to sleep. He does that, sleeps restlessly, sometimes and thought we don't usually have to rock him back to sleep, his restlessness wakes me up and so we both have a rough night. He woke up even more congested but seemed ok otherwise. We still went to church and though he was extra clingy, he was still his bouncy, excited self. But as the day went on, including a very short nap (his are usually 2-3 hours, this one was just over an hour), I could tell he wasn't feeling well. I had a church meeting to go to so Josh stayed home with Lucas. I got home just before 8:30pm and Lucas was up. Josh said he put him down at 7:15, after a huge meltdown, and he only slept for 45 minutes. Hopefully he can catch up tonight and feel better in the morning. We're hopefully going to the Woodland Park Zoo tomorrow! You know it's a big deal when I bring the double stroller. I have yet to use it as I usually just carry Channing in the front pack and put Lucas in the regular stroller but the zoo is a bit much to have to carry around Channing the whole time.
I'll post pictures from the zoo as soon as I can. I'm looking forward to it as Lucas knows a handful of animal noises and the sounds they make. He hasn't been since last Summer so it will be very new to him. Until then, I need sleep or I'm going to be the cranky one!