OBX

Outer Banks, NC

September 4-11, 2011


Marm and Mike rented our beautiful beach house

in the Outer Banks again this year. We had so much fun!

We spent time with family.


Sawyer and Grandpa
(I love Sawyer's look)


Sawyer and Ashton


Sawyer with Grandpa and Grandma Martin


Kristie and Brent


and Marme and her girls.


We all went out for a nice dinner.
(And got eaten by mosquitoes as we left the restaurant)


We enjoyed having Tuya on vacation with us.
(Even though my pregnant-self has been much less patient with her)





Sawyer jumped in the pool for the first time!


He did it many more times after that.


And he really liked the "Sawyer Size" pool.


We played at the beach.




I found an adorable sea creature.


We chased Seagulls.


We built Sandcastles.


Lance built one for Sawyer, but got so into it
that he wouldn't let Sawyer touch it.
He got pretty intense with his sandcastle skills.

It went quickly from Sawyer's Castle . . .


. . . to Daddy's Castle!


Daddy jumped the waves with Uncle Brent.
(The waves were brutal this year, although you can't tell from this picture.)


And Momma put her feet in the water.


But Sawyer preferred to lounge in the sand.


The beach is such a romantical place.


I sure love this guy!


I'm pretty crazy about this little guy too.



Here's the Wood Family at the Beach.


None of us were happy to leave.


But we stopped at the DC Temple on the way home to ease the pain.



Sawyer was super excited to be at the temple!



And he was super excited to touch the
statue of Jesus in the Visitor's Center.


And he was super excited to touch the temple.


And to run around the temple grounds after being in a car all day!


It was a great way to end our fun vacation/road trip!!

Ladies Man

Sawyer has a new friend named Kennedy that he is quite smitten with.
She is a darling little gal. He has very good taste.
A week or two ago we got to watch her after church.
So, I decided to take some pictures.

p.s. Watch Sawyer's hand as the date evolves. :)

What a little ladies man!

I have said this before and I will say it again, I am in BIG trouble!

Somebody's Two!

Well as you know, our baby just turned two years old!
(sniff, sniff, wipe tear)


Here are the stats from his 2 year appointment. . .

Weight: 27 lbs 9 oz (42%)
Height: 36 in. (88%)
Head Circ: 50 cm. (81%)

It was so odd to see his stats show how tall and skinny he is.
I feel like every time that I look at him, he gets taller.


Here's a little bit about our two year old!


1. He talks like crazy--coherent sentences.
It is crazy to hear this little guy go on and on.

2. He can count to ten and sing the ABC song.
(His ABC song may be missing some letters from time to time.)

He knows all of the colors. Except for Gold, Silver and weird ones like that.

He knows all sorts of animals and surprises me with things like,
"Look Momma, a Sea Dragon." What?!
p.s. He was right. The said creature at the aquarium was in fact, a sea dragon.

He also knows the sounds that the animals make.
I personally love the snake. He says, "sss" and sticks out his tongue.

3. He is most recently obsessed with "Boy" things.
Cars, dumptrucks, and especially airplanes are some of his favorites.

He loves balls and throwing them at/to people.

He loves reading books. We read a lot of books.

4. He loves interacting with people and making them laugh.
He is quite the little comedian and knows how to work a crowd.



5. He has started the rebellion stage with many temper tantrums.
He is quite the "physical" little guy and gets in trouble quite often for
hitting and kicking Mom, Dad, Baby Appleseed, Tuya, etc.

6. If he does the said action and hurts someone around him,
he is extremely upset about it, and will try to love the
person, fetus, dog, etc with extra hugs and kisses.

7. His favorite foods are Peanut Butter and Jam sandwiches,
Macaroni and Cheese, and Pizza.
He really is a fabulous eater. He often eats as much as me.


8. He has started praying with Mom and Dad's help
and wants to be the one to pray for almost every meal.

He also loves to point out pictures of Jesus and the temple.

He also recognizes pictures of the Prophet and will tell you
that his name is President Monson. He will then start singing
"Follow the Prophet" and walk in a circle across the room.

9. He is such a happy little man. He smiles and laughs
constantly and fills every day with sunshine.



10. Just the other day we were in the car and he said,
"Hey Mom, I love you so much!"
I don't think that I could possibly love him any more!