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Daddy caught a hilarious face on camera this morning!

Ben's First Beach Trip!

We took Ben to Vero Beach this past Sunday for his first beach trip. We all had so much fun. Ben started smiling and kicking his legs as soon as the ocean was in sight. We really wanted to go to Dunedin Beach since Jeremy and I used to live close by, but I was worried about the two hour drive there. Ben is still not the biggest fan of long car rides. We headed to Vero around 10:30, which is his morning nap time. He fell asleep before we got out of Frostproof and woke up when we were about 10 minutes away from the beach. We stayed for about 3 hours until it was time for him to have another nap. Again, he slept almost the entire way home. Perfect timing! He really enjoyed playing in the sand and sitting with his feet in the water. We took him out in the ocean once, but the waves kept getting bigger and bigger so we decided to stay at the water's edge. We took an EZ up tent and his kiddie pool so he could play in the shade some of the time. We had so much fun that we think we'll start doing this once a month while the weather permits. Enjoy the pictures!

I forgot to mention......Ben turned 10 months old Saturday, August 1st. Two more months until his 1st birthday!!!!!!

New pictures!

The great outdoors? No, just our front yard! I don't think I've ever mentioned this in a blog, but Ben loves to be outside! He will go to the front door to let us know he wants to go outside (like a dog, I know.....). We snapped some cute pictures of him outside last week that I wanted to share. He loves sitting in the grass pulling it out blade by blade. He also has a different crawling style for the grass. I don't think he likes the grass to touch his knees. He can even pull himself into a standing position. Last week, he took a couple of unassisted steps in the grass. Enjoy the pictures!

We also took a family picture outside last week! Jeremy and I have been trying to get back in shape this summer. I didn't gain a ton of pregnancy weight (only 22 lbs.), but I didn't get back to exercising right away. Jeremy gained a few "sympathy" pounds with me, ha! Anyway, we really started exercising again the middle of June. As of today, Jeremy has lost 20 lbs. and I have lost 12. I'm back to my pre-pregnancy weight! I still have some toning to do, but I already have so much more energy. Jeremy is going to start training for a triathlon for August 2010. Maybe I'll join him!