Today was a milestone in Caleb's life: he had his first taste of people food! Needless to say he LOVED his sweet potatoes-big shocker right?? In fact he was so enthusiastic he was reaching with both hands and grabbing my hand that was holding the spoon and shoving it into his mouth. For a few minutes there I was afraid I was going to lose a finger or two. I assume it was akin to feeding a baby shark. :) This momma has been to the rodeo before so he was stripped down prior to his feeding. I worried needlessly as he did not allow one drop of food to fall lower than his chin. Here are some pics of our big boy in action:

Caleb making sure the spoon reaches his mouth.
Getting cross eyed watching the spoon come closer.

A little video of the big boy in action

A much needed vacation

The last week in July saw us Michl's in the Outer Banks of NC for a week at the beach with my family. The whole gang, dogs included, spent a week relaxing and enjoying each other's company. Sabrina made it very clear to us that she is a certified beach bunny. If she would have had her way she would have spent every waking minute on the beach looking for seashells, or playing with her sand toys. We proudly watched as our normally timid daughter walk to up to other little kids with her bucket and shovel, introduce herself and ask if they wanted to play with her. Caleb spent most of the trip with Nanny at the house in the AC because it was just too hot for him to be down at the beach, but don't worry he LOVED every minute of the undivided attention he received. He made one cameo at the beach after an hour of trying to squeeze his pudgy self into his swim trunks and rash guard shirt only to burst out into hysterical tears the minute the ocean water touched his toes. Hopefully next year he has a better reaction. I managed to spend lots of quality time parked in a beach chair reading my books(BLISS!!!) while Kyle shot a round of golf and went deep sea fishing with Tony and John. We are counting down the days until next year's trip!!

Sabrina making friends with the Atlantic Ocean
Sabrina the mermaid

Doing what she loves most: digging and playing in the sand! Daddy has lots of fun cleaning her up after hours of sitting in the sand :)

Caleb's reaction to the ocean... :(

The Martinez girls, the bookworms!

The guys leaving to go fishing.

Kyle and Tony playing a game of foosball at a local bar.

Kyle putting his Engineering degree to good use packing up the car with all of our crap, I mean the items that one needs for a week away from home with two small children at the beach :)

Caleb getting the VIP treatment from Nanny

Sabrina and Poppy having a who can get more sand in their swimsuit contest. Sabrina lost :)