AnnCarter's Thoughts about a Pacifier

I thought these videos were pretty funny.  I love the faces she makes :-)

Happy Fathher's Day Grandad-yet-to-be-named-by-AnnCarter :-)

Happy Father's Day Bapa!

Coast Trip

We spent last weekend at the Oregon coast with our friends Rachel and Randy and their daughter Ireland.  We had a great time playing on the beach (very different from the east coast as it is pretty cold most of the time--thankfully we had fairly good weather), eating good food and and resting. We've found an inexpensive place to stay there that comes with two bedrooms and a small kitchen,  It was great for our families, and on Saturday night Rachel made the best clam chowder I've ever tasted using fresh clams. I'm not even that big of a clam chowder fan, but it was amazing!  AnnCarter had a great time too. She just went with the flow of whatever we were doing.  The last picture is her intently watching the seals we came across :-)

We have some great videos to post too, but I've been having trouble getting it to work.  I'm not sure if it's an internet problem or youtube deal, but we'll try to get them up soon.

First Airplane Trip

Here is AnnCarter with my Dad in the Philedelphia airport.  We flew to Pennsylvania to surprise my Mom for her 60th birthday.  (We knew we wouldn't think of a better present than her getting to see her first and--for right now--only grandchild!)  So at 13 weeks, AnnCarter took her first airplane trip.  She did phenomenally!!!  Taking off and landing did not seem to hurt her ears. Often when we landed passengers seated near us would exclaim that they had no idea a baby was even on board--they were impressed. And I was amazed at how easy it was for me--traveling by myself.  I just wore my Beco so I could be hands free most of the time.  During layovers we would just walk and play. And on the flights we'd play and then she would sleep.  She never cried once except for as we boarded our flight to Philly in San Fransisco.  We had just ended a 4 or 5 hour layover, and literally, right as we were on the jetway, a huge mess shot up the back of her diaper soaking a good portion of her outfit.  So as soon as we got on the plane I had to ask the flight attendant if we could use the bathroom before we even made it to our seat.  AnnCarter was a bit disgruntled during the changing, but as soon as she had new clothes on, she was happy again--thankfully!  I was nervous though that I had only brought one change of clothes for her on the plane--we still had over 5 hours to go.  On the way home, I brought two :-)

All to say, we had a great trip!  We tried to keep pacific time as much as possible while there and she adapted to everything so well.  I'm glad because we have a lot of travel ahead of us this summer with so many weddings and things going on back home.  We're planning on being in Chattanooga in August for Michael Pepper and Griffin's wedding, and in North Carolina  in July to visit family.

Trip to Portland