St. Augustine

Last weekend we went to St. Augustine, Fl. It was SOOO much fun. We loved it, and it was really nice to get away for a while. Bowen and Shaun both got to go to the Atlantic Ocean for the first time together, which was really sweet and cute. But we went right before Tropical Storm Beryl hit, so the surf, while huge was very strong, and Shaun was not happy with it's surf-ability.  And the wind was also super strong, so we didn't stay at the beach for very long.  But we also got to go sight-seeing. Very fun! Here are some pictures from our trip. 

 This was Shaun's "Holy cow, I'm touching something that's more than 400 years old!" face!

Thank you camera timers!

And this last picture is why I LOVE my Ergo! LOVE having cuddles while walking around. Sweet Boy.

Well Bowen's growing leaps and bounds. He says "Buh-Bye" basically on command, which sometimes turns into the scream fest, as seen on the video on facebook. He waves and claps and is just soo full of life. We spend the majority of our days laughing at and with him! He thinks his daddy is the funniest thing ever. Even when Shaun is not trying to be silly Bowen's laughing at him. Which then turns us all into fits of laughter.  He loves to walk and took his first steps just last week, though he'll only walk to me! So silly!  Shaun's still looking for jobs, and we're still trying to figure out where we're going to end up. We were talking just yesterday that we both feel like we're spinning our wheels. We're in a routine, and that's great and all, but there's no progress, and we're a little stir cray because of that.

Bowen's really picking up with eating solids (though still not really eating too much). He LOVES meat, of any kind, and literally attacked me today to eat some of my peach! He ate his first apple slice last week, as opposed to his normal just gumming. He actually used a sippy cup for the first time yesterday! He's really growing up! 

OH! Something else that's new in our lives, we started cloth diapering! Ok, I think it's exciting, but I realize I'm really weird for that. We're LOVING it so far! Bo's butt is too! His once perceptually red butt is now all sweet and almost kissable! :D (Like I said, I know I'm weird!)  We're using GroVia's  and we're in love.  Even Shaun likes them! This was something we've wanted to do from the start, but living in Wymount and having to use a laundry mat, it wasn't really feasible. But, now with washer and dryer in house, we're enjoying the benefits, and (like I said) Bowen is too! 

We're trying to keep busy, going for walks, pushing Bo on his tricycle, going for bike rides, going for runs, playing in the pool on the back porch, going to the park, etc etc etc.   

We're loving it in Florida, we're all enjoying the sunshine, and warmer weather (though it was KILLER today). Thanks for reading this novel! 

Kirsten, Shaun and Bowen 

Buh buh buh buh bye! BUH BUH BUH BUH BUH BUH bye!