Beach Baby, Beach Baby.....

We had a great time at Carolina Beach. It was a nice way to celebrate my birthday. Our accommodations were small, but nice. Nick and I didn't get to fully enjoy a good night's sleep since Camille was in the room with us and boy does she make some noise in the night! Nick said she sounded like one of the three stooges when she snored. :) We were in walking distance from most everything, so that was nice. There was also a lake/park nearby that we strolled to almost daily. Camille loved being strolled around so she could people watch, while feeling the breeze.

We managed to make it to the beach and the pool a couple of times, but it was quite an ordeal!! By the time we packed up all the gear and got situated, Camille was bored and ready for something new. She loved the water and most of all, the sand. She liked to sit at the ocean's edge and slap the wet sand. She quickly discovered the fun to slapping it all over mommy's legs. The words of her Yummy Yucky book didn't sync in because she made several attempts to eat the sand. She managed to get by us once and got a mouthful of sand. I was awaiting some choking and crying- nope- she chewed as fast as she could and wanted to go back for more- smiling the whole time. Good thing we had some juice handy to wash it all down!

Camille was quite the popular girl as usual. We took her out to eat a couple of times where she sat in her high chair happy as can be. She loved staring at the folks around us and then giving them some smiles when they noticed her. One place we went for icecream, Squiggles, was one of her favs because they gave her a sticker that said "I've been squiggled!" See the picture! Too cute! It even matched her outfit. Also, one of the pictures shows Camille's fascination with every table EXCEPT her own :) Guess she sees Mommy & Daddy were not entertaining enough!

I got a great birthday surprise from Nick and Camille- some time at the spa!! It was much needed! Another nice birthday treat was when my freshmen college roommate, Lizzie, came to visit. We spent some time catching up and then she watched Camille while Mommy & Daddy got to enjoy some drinks on the water. It was nice to get a little break :)

We were glad to come home and get back in our routine, though we had a great time and great weather! Camille kept us on our toes, but we still managed to get some relaxing in. Some new things with Camille this week- she tried avocados for the first time and LOVED them! She is also trying all sorts of breads and is getting even better at finger feeding herself. Her only challenge is if we are in a restaurant with other people because she becomes too distracted and doesn't put much effort into finding her mouth though its quite hilarious to watch. She is also trying very hard to pull up, so I'm sure that will be coming soon.