Professional Pictures

For Cameron's 1st birthday we had some professional pictures taken of the babies. They turned out really cute despite Everly's attempt to be stubborn in the beginning and not smile. Cameron was adorable as always! Here are a few of my faves...

St. Simons Island Vacation Part 5: The Beach!

The last part of our vacation I wanted to share was our trips to the beach. The sky was overcast both days that we went to the beach but it was perfect. It kept the direct sunlight out, but the water was still super warm! We were not concerned about Everly loving it. She loves the pool and bath time so we knew she would love the beach and we were correct. She also enjoyed the sand (and tried to eat it). She loved having the waves hit her and I think she liked the salt water too. The beach was not too crowded at all and we loved seeing how much she enjoyed it. We cannot wait until our next vacation and the next time we get to take her to the beach!

Sunscreen!

Our little family

One of my faces!

She also loved all of the birds! 

St. Simon's Island Vacation: Part 4- The Lighthouse

Less than a mile away from my aunt's condo is the St. Simon's Island Lighthouse. We headed down one morning to climb to the top. It was SUPER humid that morning (and every morning really because you know us Arizonans can't handle humidity!). By the time that we got to the top of the lighthouse we were dripping wet, especially me because I had Everly strapped on to me in the baby carrier. It actually is not a bad climb at all though. There are several landings where u can take a break if u need to. Once we got to the top it was nice and cool from the breeze and the view was amazing! Much more green then we are used to and of course...the ocean!

St. Simon's Island Vacation: Part 3- Georgia Sea Turtle Center

In the part of Georgia we were in, there are actually 3 small islands very close to each other. We stayed on St. Simon's Island, then there is the private Sea Island, and the touristy Jekyll Island. One day we made the 30 min drive over to Jekyll Island to visit the Georgia Sea Turtle Museum. It is a small museum and then there is a hospital attached for the rehabilitation of sea turtles. All proceeds from visiting the museum benefit the hospital. It was really cool to see the big sea turtles. Everly loves everything so of course she had fun. Here are a few pics from our visit:

St. Simons Island Vacation: Part 2- Southern Hospitality

One of the main reasons we chose to vacation in St. Simon's Island is because one of my aunts lives there year round and another aunt has a condo there. We were able to stay in her condo and she even came in from West Palm Beach, FL and spent the weekend with us. Her condo was perfect. She had a pool 50 ft. out her front door, and we could walk less than a mile down to the village and pier. We were able to save money by buying groceries at Winn-Dixie (our first time there!) and we were also 3 minutes away from the beach. We loved just waking up whenever and relaxing in the morning. Although I think we did a lot on vacation, we did not plan much. We wanted it to be relaxing instead of  structured. We are so grateful for both of my aunt's for letting us come visit them. We had a great time!

Feeding the duck's in my Aunt's condo complex

Winn Dixie! 

Pool time!

St. Simon's Island Pier

At the "White Bar" in my aunt's condo

With my aunt's puppy Sunday

Cool Inn at the Village

St. Simons Island Vacation: Part 1- Baby's 1st Plane Ride

I know it has taken me forever to share pics and stories from our vacation but better late than never. First I wanted to share about Everly's first plane rides! She did amazing. We had read a lot about traveling with a 9 month old before we left and we had bought new toys to keep her entertained and had snacks readily available. We also had a bottle ready at all times so that she could have it if her ears got irritated by the elevation. Luckily, we really didn't need any of that. She did great. She really loves new things and new environments and so flying was fun for her. She was such an angel baby. I felt bad for other parents on the flight with kids who weren't so angelic...but I know we will have our day with Everly! On one of the flights on the way back, Everly got her own seat and she slept in her carseat for the entire 3 hour flight. It was awesome. Also, on the way back we had a layover in Denver which was awesome because we got to see Justin's sister and our niece and nephew. They haven't seen Everly since she was a couple of weeks old so it was really fun. Here are a few pics from our plane rides!

Everly 9 Months Update!

Okay I know I am saying this every month but wow! Everly has changed so much in the past month. First off, she has mastered crawling. Well, mastered in that she moves quickly and gets where she wants but she does kind of drag one foot. My sister said that one of her friend's daughters did that too and so I am not worried about it at all. Everly has also mastered pulling herself up on pretty much anything. She has also figured out how to get back down without hurting herself which is great too! She pulls herself up on our ottoman, the refrigerator door, her crib, whatever she can find! We had to lower the crib because of that. She even moves herself around on everything which makes me think she is really interested in walking! We have been doing pretty good about her sleeping back in her own crib at night again. Every once in a while she has a rough night and we just give in and bring her into bed, but she has been doing really well. Yay! We won't find out her exact measurements until her doctor's appointment tomorrow, but she is now in size 4 diapers and wearing anywhere from 6 months-18 months depending on the brand of clothes. She still has really tiny hands and feet though! She loves feeding herself and is becoming less and less interested in being spoon fed. We are going to have to start moving away from that and giving her more things she can grab because she eats so much better when we do. This past month Everly had her first plane ride and she did fantastic. Seriously, we could not even ask for a better baby to travel with! She had so much fun at her first time at the beach and I will be sharing vacation pics soon! Everly has also started making some new sounds. Sometimes it sounds like she is saying all of the vowels. She is also very close to waving consistently! She is really becoming a little person and it is so cute! Can't wait to see what next month brings.