Saturday Beach and outdoor time

A GORGEOUS day in Homer today. Sunny, breezy. Just spectacular. This morning we went to lunch at the Cosmic Kitchen-my favorite Homer restaurant. Yummy big burritos and mexican food, as well as breakfast, hamburgers...a bit of everything. Cathy, Andie and I took turns chasing Nora around as we waited for our food! A few beans and tortilla later, she was much happier.

This afternoon I went to Eric Waltenbaugh and Jen Chappelle's wedding. It was high on the cliff behind Homer and the ceremony overlooked Kachemak bay, the mountains, glaciers-breathtaking. The bridesmaids were in gorgeous navy dresses and Jen was just stunningly gorgeous. The weather cooperated for them!!!

I brought Stuart to the wedding and Cathy, Andie and Nora went to the beach, then out for ice cream and down to Cathy and Mike's boat. Evidently Nora had an opinion on which ice cream flavor she wanted. Andie and Cathy said she pointed straight to the chocolate. Thats my girl!! Her shirt had little chocolate stained drippings on it. So cute. She had a scoop and a half.

This evening Andie and Nora played outside with sidewalk chalk that Andie brought from KOdiak for Nora. Andie was more into the chalk and drawing on the cement and NOra was more into picking up the gravel rocks and transporting them to the cement pad. She did that for about half an hour!

The trip has been fun thus far. Lots of smiles and laughs from Stuey. We've discovered he likes unpredictable sounds, movements, etc.....he starts belly laughing if you all of a sudden say, "Boo" out of nowhere. It is so funny. I would think it would generally upset a baby, but he LOVES it!! He has the grandest time.

2 more days in Homer-still lots to do with swimming at the pool, more beach time, perhaps another trip to the library....Nora is really starting to feel comfortable at Grandma and Grandpas house-going up and down the stairs (something we don't have at home!!), getting her juice box out of the fridge, sitting in her booster seat at the table and enjoying all her meals at the table....

I talked to Patrick tonight and he is camping with the guys. I think he is enjoying his bachelor time!!! Yet he misses putting Nora to bed and his routines with her. The other night when I was laying with her trying to get her to sleep, she pulled out her binky and said, "DaDa" twice. It was precious. She knows that daddy is usually the one who puts her to bed-and hes MUCH better at it than I! Thats for sure.

Zoya