Joshua is 7 months old tomorrow! We can't believe it's been that long, but he is (still) at a really fun age. He is still mostly stationary, though he can roll across the floor if given enough time. He's happy in his exersaucer and still fits in his bouncy seat (though he won't be in that too much longer). He can sit up now, which makes playing on the floor much more fun for him and us.
We just returned from Joshua's first trip to Holden Beach. Joshua, myself, my mom, aunt Beth and uncle David, Grandpa, Chris, Julie, their 7-week-old miniature Dotson puppy Molly, and Shannon and George Sloan all spent last week enjoying nice weather and time at the beach. In October, it's not swimming weather, but it was nice to just relax, let the babies do as they pleased, and get some time with family and friends. We ate out almost every night and played games after the boys were in bed. George and Joshua (and puppy Molly when she wasn't making messes on the floor) were the hit of the party, and there was lots of willing hands to help out in any way. George and Shannon definitely got more of the beach experience than Joshua and I since he could crawl around in the sand. I'm not a huge fan of sand or salt water myself, so Joshua and I both just watched. It was certainly a different beach trip with the babies.
Also on our trip, Grammie bought Joshua his Halloween costume. He will be going as Tigger, since he loves his Jumpster and the costume came in his size. He also has two other Halloween shirts, and here are some pictures of all three outfits. Mimi got him the black shirt and babies first halloween bib. We've also had to break out his winter clothes for the colder weather...and because the 3-6 month summer stuff just doesn't fit like it used to :)
We arrived back late Saturday afternoon just in time to meet Andy at the Sunday School social at Grace & Morgan's house. Most of the spring babies were in attendance as well as some of the older siblings. The kids had a blast, but it was also a different experience with everyone focused on the little ones and the party wrapping up much earlier than it used to.
We'll be in Auburn, Alabama this weekend for the UK football game, and the following weekend we'll be in Owensboro for Andy's 10 year high school reunion, so we'll post pictures of those as I get time.
