Doing Work and Family Visits

Things have been going well for the Brown Family. I think we are finally settling after out return from Cheerio and we are beginning the work on our house again. I spent a good part of this last weekend pulling up peel and stick tile and old linoleum to reveal the wood floors in our hallway. I am looking forward to a little quality time behind a floor sander this coming weekend to begin to wrap up the floor phase of the project.

Adaline has not seemed to notice the work going on, but maybe one day she will enjoy the new floor under her feet as she begins to crawl and walk. She is still loving rolling over and even sleeps on her stomach every night. She does only roll to one side, but she has got that side on lock. I am hoping soon that she will realize that it is also possible to roll from front to back.



My Mom visited from Texas about a week ago and it was really nice for her and Adaline to spend some time together. We have found traveling with an infant to be quite a bit of work, but always welcome visitors to our house. We spent most of the weekend relaxing, but did manage to get in some pretty good walks in the nice neighborhood near our house. The visit was over too quickly, but I am sure it will not be too long before Grandmom visits again.

surf and sand at Atlantis Lodge

For Labor Day weekend we took Adaline to the beach for the first time. We went to Atlantic Beach, and stayed on the ocean at Atlantis Lodge with some family. It was a good trip and Adaline enjoyed her introduction to the ocean and new family members.



Mostly we hung out under the beach umbrellas and watched all the people, pets, and kites on the beach. This seemed satisfying enough for her, and we enjoyed the relaxation.



We did get to take her down to the water for a little bit so that she could feel the sand and waves under her feet. The water was a bit too cold to go in much more than that, with her at least. A little hat is pretty nice for keeping the sun off sensitive skin. Of course, we all wore plenty of sunscreen so nobody got burned. Lucky for us Nana and Pops were there as well and took a turn hanging out with Adaline under the umbrellas, so Shane and I did get to go for a bit of a swim.



Shane even got a chance to get in a little kayak time in the ocean.


Nana, Pops, and Trixie with Adaline


The second day we had several more clouds and a few showers, so the weather was not as good for lying in the sun. However, we especially enjoyed the chance to do a little walking up and down the beach on this day. Shane used the baby bjorn carrier to let Adaline get in on the fun too. I had used it many times this summer at camp, but it was his first time really using the carrier. I think it made him feel a little weird, but my back was happy to have a little break. Adaline doesn't have a preference as long as she can look around and see everything going on! It was a nice time for the family to get away from work for an extended weekend, and although we are back into the swing of things again now, we look forward to going back in years to come.