Yes! We are posting again so soon! We recently spent a week at Hilton Head, South Carolina. We went with our friends Megan, Kirby and their son Jefferson (he's the same age as Nick, they were born withing 48 hours of eachother). They are a lot of fun and it was perfect for us all to go together since the boys are on the same nap and eating schedules. We were able to relax and enjoy ourselves. We rented a house for the week and it had a nice pool and hottub located in the center of the home. Very convenient! The boys would nap and we would swim!
On the back of the house we had a large deck the lead out to a lagoon full of hungry turtles. I counted over 36 at one time.
We spent one day at the beach which was totally different from the Oregon Coast - imagine that! There were live Sand Dollars everywhere! They are smaller than the ones we get here and they were a pinkish color. Pretty amazing. The water was murky, but bathtub warm.
Jeff loved the ocean, as you can see from the photo below.
Nicks response to the ocean was very different from Jeff's. While Jeff was thrilled to be there, Nick just wanted to....well you can see for yourself.....
He cried and cried.....all he wanted was for me to hold him. He wanted no part of the waves! Once we took him back to our cabana and he got used to the sound of the ocean, Mike took his time taking Nick closer and closer to the water until he was close enough to sit on the beach and let some water come up around him. He's just so cautious. I hope he's that cautious as a teenage boy when he's driving on his own!
We also spent a day in Savannah and instantly fell in love with it! Savannah is absolutely beautiful. Old buildings and a big city hidden by beautiful trees. We walked around for a while at a little touristy area and got to see taffy being made from start to finish. It was pretty neat, and the taffy yummy and oh so fresh!
Here we all are at a park in Savannah.
The boys playing together. These toys were a hit with both Nick and Jeff. When we got back home I think Nick missed having his buddy around to play with.
On our flight back, we had 7 hours air time and a 3 hour layover in Atlanta. Nick did fantastic, I don't know how he did it, but he was perfect the entire time. Since we had time in Atlanta to check out the enormous airport, I was able to find my dad and Nick Atlanta Braves baseball hats. The Braves were always my Grandpa's favorite team and I remember growing up with him channel surfing looking for a Braves game. So I had to have these hats.
Love, Staci
On our flight back, we had 7 hours air time and a 3 hour layover in Atlanta. Nick did fantastic, I don't know how he did it, but he was perfect the entire time. Since we had time in Atlanta to check out the enormous airport, I was able to find my dad and Nick Atlanta Braves baseball hats. The Braves were always my Grandpa's favorite team and I remember growing up with him channel surfing looking for a Braves game. So I had to have these hats.
If you need one more laugh for the day, Mike and I always tease that Nick is our little Dilbert. With his personality already showing through and his dad, grandpa and uncle all being engineers - we are pretty sure he'll have THE KNACK. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGkIQYYdNAI . Check out the video and judge for youselves. Mike was definately born with The Knack... Will post some video soon of Nick walking! Or running, like he did today before taking a face plant into the carpet which left a mark... the first of many boo boo's.
Love, Staci
Nick at 8 months old in his baseball jammies.
We signed up Nick for Water Babies classes at the local pool. He likes splashing and watching the other babies. He does not like AT ALL to be dunked! No way! Daddy and Grandpa Edwards have also participated in the swimming class with The Nick. He looks so cute in his swim trunks!
Getting ready for a walk. Nicholas loves going to walks! He'd spend all day outside if he could. Since it's been nice out, he helps me water the plants and we search for lizards.
What else is he up to? Well, when we get home 
