Evening at the beach

Tonight we decided to go to the beach to watch the sunset. Although, it started raining before the sun went down, it was still nice to get out and enjoy the view for a bit. Today Emmet had his 9 month shots and I thought it would be good for him to get out. He loves being outside. Any time he's upset we just take him for a walk outside...works like a charm!

I think it's my favorite thing in the whole world to watch my boys together. Nothing makes me happier than to see those two laughing and playing together. Emmet is getting really fun because he's really starting to understand "english," (if that's how you want to put it). Here Ryan was trying to show Emmet how to play in the sand. It was so cute to see him do what Ryan was showing him. Plus, look at how teensy his hand is compared to his dads! Pretty precious :)

Emmet decided pretty quick the sand wasn't for him! Instead, he spent most of the time climbing all over Ryan. He is getting so strong. He can stand by himself for over 30 seconds now...I'm just waiting for that first step! It should be soon!

I think we are going to come to the beach more often. It's nice because since Emmet doesn't like the sand it's like an invisible play pen. He stays on the blanket and we don't have to chase him anywhere! And it is WONDERFUL!

Emmet taking in the view, he's pretty curious about all this water!


We decided Emmet doesn't like the water coming at him...he likes to be the attacker! He really enjoyed it until we put him just a little too close to the tide. Poor baby, we had to take a pic though :)

Emmet calmed down pretty quick after we got him away from the tide. He was just bothered by that "icky" sand he kept shaking his hands to frantically get off. What a nut :)

Site-Seeing

After lunch the three of us took a stroll around the downtown "tourist" area. These are some of the more popular sites. It was a pretty quiet day, not much tourist activity, but we were grateful not to have to fight through the crowds! I posted some pictures of the docks, but nothing was really going on. Usually there are TONS of cruise ships right off the bay where tourists can get off and see the sites. You can also see pics of some of the shopping areas, popular bars, a Harley Davidson shop, and some goofy pics of us :) I also need to mention there are like a million fine jewelry stores around here....and banks....hmmmm ;) I reminded Ryan today that while we are here we'll be celebrating our 5th year anniversary...and we all know thats a big one!!! HINT HINT ;)

Lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe

Today was a perfect day to go out to eat and see some of the sites. The weather was perfect...kind of overcast and not too hot! We had lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe and Emmet absolutely loved it there. There was so much for him to look at and play with. Ryan has this trick, he puts some water on the table in front of Emmet and he goes nuts smearing it around and slapping at it! He thinks it's the greatest thing ever! Lunch was great and our entertainment (Emmet, of course) was even better :)

Here's the wild man in action!

SMU

Here are some more pictures of Ryan's school. The buildings are so close together it's hard to get a good shot, but the buildings are really pretty.

9 months old!

Emmet is really starting to get a goofy personality. This is my favorite face he makes...he breaths in and out really quickly and snorts like crazy, like a little pig. I think he figured out that this is funny to us because he does it ALL the time now! What a ham!

This is another pic I captured as he's snorting :)

It's funny how fast these little ones change. Just in the last few weeks Emmet has developed a HUGE temper and throws fits when we take away something he wants. I'm not going to lie...sometimes it really eats at my nerves, but most of the time it's pretty funny how dramatic he's getting. He's definitely letting Ryan and I know that he is going to be heard one way or another! Also, all the sudden he refuses to eat anything but Mac 'n' Cheese and "people" food. Everything seems to be turning into a life or death situation if he doesn't get his way! What a stinker! On the positive side of things...he is cruising around the furniture like a mad man and even trying to stand up on his own! And believe me he DOESN'T want help! He's a big boy ya, know! What am I going to do with this little tornado!?!?