Kumquats and such

On Independence Day, Reagan hopped in the Bob and headed to the town parade with Daddy, Tommy and me. When we were about 3/4 of the way there, we ran into Papa (on a bike) and Gary Mike (he drove) and were told to TURN AROUND! The parade route was crowded and it wasn't nearly as close as we originally thought. Instead of listening, we handed Tommy off and kept walking toward the parade. Reagan was miserably hot before the parade even started, but she did her best to be patriotic:)  Yes, that sunburn is Mommy's fault:( It was quite possibly the most boring parade in the history of parades. This guy below as probably the highlight! But Daddy tried to keep Reagan interested! We made the 2 mile walk home. Reagan napped and I tried not to go into labor:)  That afternoon, Uncle Geoffrey tried to show Reagan how to fly a kite on the top deck.  Until it got stuck on the roof of the house next door. Then the real entertainment began.....

One morning, Jason, Gary Mike, Papa and Great Papa headed out to play golf. Reagan really wanted to play mini-golf, but time got away from us, or we spent too much time at the beach, so we didn't get to go. Instead, Daddy and I took her to play the next day!! On the way, Jason pointed out this osprey's nest:  Grandma used to take Uncle Geoffrey to this mini-golf place and said wonderful things about it, but it was even better than she described! We got there at about 10:30, paid, and hopped on the "train" that took us to the starting hole. Reagan was super excited about the whole thing! She started off strong...trying to hit the ball every time... But it was REALLY, REALLY HOT outside, so then she got a little tired of the game... Daddy tried to help keep her focused... Seriously, look at this place! And who could resist a trip to DQ after spending a very warm 45 minutes playing mini-golf?! These are the ...

One evening, mid-week, I asked Papa if he would take a few pictures for us. He was kind enough to head down to the sound with us and snap a few. I loved all of them!! He did such a good job! And in another month, we'll ask him to take pictures of all FOUR of us!!!

For someone who wasn't a fan of the beach just one year ago, Reagan sure changed her mind! She even let us bury her and make a mermaid tail (probably because we had done the same thing to Daddy earlier:).  She just sat in the sand and played for a couple hours each day... While Reagan dug in the sand, Geoffrey & Jason caught some waves: And of course Reagan wanted her turn on the boogie board! Then she needed a nap... This is between when she nearly fell asleep on the sand with Uncle Geoffrey, and when I took her for a walk in the beach cart and she actually passed out! The next day, Reagan couldn't wait to go our in the water again with Daddy! And now she's officially a "Surfer Girl"...well, at least in her mind:)

We arrived in Duck, NC on Monday, July 1st. Although it was gray and drizzling, Geoffrey, Jason, Reagan, Tommy and I found a break in the weather and wandered down to the beach. We didn't don swimwear, but had a great time digging in the sand and throwing a stick into the surf for T. We stayed for a little over an hour and then headed back to the house for tacos made by Papa! They were delicious! The next day, it was beautiful, so we loaded up the cart and stroller and walked to the beach again. (Last year Reagan would start complaining about 5 minutes after arriving at the beach, so we were expecting the same, but everyone was pleasantly surprised as she did such a good job playing by herself and just hanging out!)  Reagan would get her feet close to the water, and as soon as a wave came toward her little toes, she turned and ran, shrieking, up the beach... I love this picture of Reagan and Grandma. Her little leg is posed so cutely and she's only that close ...