A Great 4th of July Weekend!

We spent the holiday weekend visiting our good friends, the Webbs, in Virginia Beach. This is Lucas' buddy Russell! They are 6 months apart and we all enjoyed watching them together. Russell is a bundle of energy and joy :) He kept us all entertained and Lucas as usual loved watching his antics. Russell loves other babies and wanted to hug Lucas lots, the look on his face was so funny each time Russell leaned over, or came from behind to hug him. It was like he liked him but wasn't sure what the heck was going on! ;) We got down there a little later than expected Friday afternoon due to my absent minded self locking my keys in the car after work that afternoon!!! Todd and Rusty grilled us a fantastic seafood dinner Friday evening, and Wendy made a delicious chocolate cake for dessert. We spent the rest of the night catching up and visiting. We did wander outside to see some of the neighbors fireworks show. I was very nervous getting Lucas to sleep good in the pack and play this weekend. The last time we used it when we were away from home was a nightmare. He was up about every hour and I vowed we weren't going anywhere again!!! But, he did great both nights this weekend, he didn't even wake up once! Thanks Buddy!!!

We had our first beach experience Saturday mid-morning :) He liked playing in the sand/on the beach. Not so much in the water! It was really cold and shocking for me, let alone him! He was OK with it on his feet but when a bigger wave came in and it splashed further up his legs, he was not a happy camper! After that he kept lifting his legs up whenever we would try to stand him back up in the sand.

Hopefully we can try to win him over when we go on our vacation to the outer banks in a few months :) I really think it was the temperature of the water and just the whole new experience! After about an hour the boys had had enough and it was naptime so we packed up and headed back to the house. Todd and Rusty were sweet and volunteered to babysit the sleepyheads and Wendy and I went on a shopping trip! We ventured out to the stores during the monsoon thunderstorms while the guys tried out the pool. Needless to say the little ones didn't make it in the pool since they were napping and then the storms came....We will have to try that adventure another time!

Later that evening we all enjoyed a great dinner at Romano's Macaroni Grill (we love that place and we don't have one in Richmond yet) followed by Bruster's ice cream for dessert! Then it was bedtime for everyone. Glad to see that we aren't the only ones who tend to crash after the little one goes down for the night ;) Oh those college days of late nights seems so long ago! ;)

Before we knew it our visit was over and we were headed home. We had to get back for the locksmith to get into the 4-Runner at home ;) We had a fantastic time and wish we could have stayed longer! It was great to get together with good friends again and watch the boys together. I am sure that they will be best buds too, just like their parents! :) All in all we had a great holiday weekend and hope that everyone enjoyed this time with their family and friends!!!