Tuesday, September 23, 2008

San Diego

We were able to go to San Diego this past weekend to see some of my extended family and celebrate my cousin Brian getting engaged! We had a nice time visiting with everyone and even got away to the beach one afternoon. It was a nice escape from the heat - and the unpacking! Yes, almost three weeks and I am still nowhere near being done with the house. Maybe by the time our lease is up...

Anyway - on to the pictures! Our time at the beach was at noon, so the shadows are HARSH - sorry! And for some reason, my camera didn't make it out all that often for the rest of the trip. GASP! So, here are a few that we do have to share!


Paige is our little beach bum! She loved the sand, the water, the waves - all of it! It was more of a challenge to keep her in one place this time.


Lauren, on the other hand, was a bit moody this day. She wanted to just play in the sand, and only went in the water if someone was holding her. She liked all of it just fine, but seemed to think the waves were going to wash her away!


See? I really DO exist! ;o)


Lauren and her Great-Uncle Mike in Aunt Dona's kitchen. This is a perfect example of her expression every time someone would come up and say hi to her! All the family really enjoyed seeing her - even though she tends to be a little shy and takes hours to warm up to someone!


Pretty little Paige... she cut her fourth tooth on the 18th, and her fifth one TODAY! She tries to stand on her own (letting go for a few seconds before sitting down), jabbers ALL day long, still has some stranger anxiety (and to Paige, if she hasn't seen you in three days, you are again a stranger), and loves to dance! She bops up and down and wobbles her head - all the while smiling and laughing. She has mastered waving hello and bye-bye, and will gladly shake her head no... even when the answer is yes! We are amazed every day that she has gotten so big already - she will be a toddler before we know it. *shudder*

3 comments:

the swope family said...

Paige looks so big in the picture where she's standing. Could she really have grown that much in the past month?!?

Tamara said...

Love seeing my sweet nieces... glad you got back into blog mode! I consider it done just for me - haha!

Anonymous said...

How fun! Paige is getting so grown up! What a cutie!