18 Months old already???

Well, it's true...they grow up fast. Anthony turned 18 months old last Friday on the 11th of June. He is such a little boy now and not a little baby. When I look at him I just can't help to run over and steal kisses...he has just got to be the most adorable thing ever! He is learning so much too. Just soaking everything up that Rob and I do. He pretends that he's vacuuming when I do, that he's blowing the grass when daddy's outside working in the yard, when we yell at the dogs...he yells at the dogs, it just goes on and on. This is going to be a long list, but these are all the words that "A" says at 18 months old:

momma
dada and sometimes daddy
nanny (My mom)
papa (My dad)
cici (Robby's mom)
/m/bob (Robby's dad)
dogs (WILL NOT say Holly or Brady...just DOGS)
more
well oh (for hello)
bath
ball
bat
side (for outside)
bye-bye
diaper
poopoo
teetee
bubbles
water
juice
milk
nana (banana)
book
nigh nigh (for night-night)
no no
toys
light
vacuum cleaner (one of his first words)
lawn mower
shoes
paci (i really didn't want him to learn this word b/c paci's are going bye-bye this summer)

I'm sure I've missed a few words, but he's just starting to say so much and copying what we say. He went on Monday for his 18 month check-up and is in the 50th % overall (head, height, and weight). He weighed 25.5 lbs. This is just the best age. I LOVE this stage of life. He is so much fun and just a joy in our lives!


This is last June (a year ago)
6 months old
Hanging our with Brooks



This is this June

Vacationing in Corpus

The first weekend of summer we got in the car and headed to Corpus for a little get away. We had a lot of fun. We went to the Texas State Aquarium on Saturday. Anthony had a great time seeing the turtles, dolphins, and other animals. My favorite was the dolphins...they were awesome...and BIG. One of the dolphins was 17 years old and 450 lbs.
Anthony watching the sea otters
This is the USS Lexington in the background




After we left the aquarium we walked around the marina and went home (b/c we had a baby to get to bed)

Oh come on...you know you like Mama's kisses!
This face look familiar?...and yes his hand is pointing to his butt...and he is saying "poopoo". He likes to tell us when he poops.
Close up!

The next morning we woke up early so we could get a good spot at the beach and rent an umbrella, etc. But we ended up being almost the only ones there. It was a little beach and as filthy as could be. We actually set up in a kinda-good spot then packed up to leave to go to the other beach, but asked a local who was jogging by if the other beach was ok and she suggested we stayed...so we unpacked again and stayed for a couple hours. It was cloudy, until we left...then the sun started to peek through. But Anthony had fun and that is all that matters! He just loved playing and digging in the sand. He and his daddy made sandcastles.







Back to the hotel to clean up, nap, and then for a swim in the hotel pool (since the sun came out)

Trying to copy momma


That evening we went to the Hooks game. It was by-far the best and most fun event we did the whole vacation. The San Diego chicken was there and was so funny...he had everyone laughing.






The next morning we packed up, checked out, and went to see the USS lexington before we drove back. The USS Lexington was pretty neat (but kinda a guy thing)...I'm not a big history person at all! But Robby enjoyed it. We didn't get to see the whole thing b/c Anthony couldn't make it and we needed to feed him and let him nap.
I was a little paniced when Robby took Anthony out on this walkway






We had a lot of fun on our first little family vacation.

My first trip to the beach...

was so much fun! Memorial day morning about 6:00 a.m. I had this great idea to get up early and head to the beach. We got to Galveston by 8:30 and got a good parking spot...they were already about 75% taken. We only stayed about an hour...Anthony was getting tired and irritated with all the sand. Here are some pictures: