Having my new computer is fun - we're able to give you the Morehead City report from Grandpa & Grandma N's house! We got here yesterday afternoon and hung out for a while. Last night Eli did well sleeping, that is until he decided to wake up at 5 am. That was a little rough on Mommy & Daddy. I guess he didn't realize it was Saturday - we've got to work on that! We've had a busy day, I'll try to narrate through pictures.
At breakfast, Eli tried and LOVED strawberries. He also wore them on his face and clothes.
After breakfast we went to Tim's friend Preston and Maria's house to let Eli play with their boys Ray Ray and Thomas. The entire drive over Eli kept chanting their names so excited to go play. Eli & Thomas were born just a few weeks apart but with our big monster boy, you'd think he was a year older!
Playing with Thomas
Jump jump on Thomas' trampoline - Eli loved it
The three boys - Eli, Ray Ray, Thomas - the "proper" shot
Now the silly shot - Ray Ray was egging Eli on to be silly, it was cute
After playtime, we went to the Civic Center to check out the Quilt Show. Tim's mom is a member of the Guild here and loves quilting. (Remember she's the one who made "blankie" for Eli. We've already put our order in for 2.0's blankie!) Grandma N spent a lot of time working on the quilt show this year - organizing, hanging quilts, participating in the raffle quilt. It was a joy to be immersed in her world and meet her quilting ladies. She also had fun showing Eli off. He behaved very well during the show.
Part of the show this year was the traveling Alzheimer's Quilt Exhibit. Having recently been affected by Alzheimer's in my family, it was emotional for me to see. I did ok looking at the quilts but when one of the ladies told me that you could write the name of a friend or loved one with Alzheimer's on a quilt piece that will be used to create a large quilt, that made me think of my Grandmother (diagnosed this year) and I got tears in my eyes. I wrote her name on a beautiful purple piece of fabric and it's neat to think she will always be remembered in that quilt. After that, I really thought more about her and when I read about each quilt, I thought about how it affects so many people and their families. It's sad to see persons robbed of their memories.
Back to happier stuff!
Grandma N with her 2nd place pillow in the "Home Decor" category
Grandma N with the quilt that she started years ago with her Aunt
Outside the Civic Center, just looking at the water watching boats go by
Our sweet little sailor-want-to-be boy
After the quilt show, we took Eli to Chick-Fil-A for lunch and then home for nap. Amazingly, he took an almost 4 hour nap!!! Guess that was to make up for getting us up so early this morning. Tim & I took advantage and got some nap time ourselves. A quick run to the store, dinner and then we had more outside run-around time. Eli loves exploring - tonight we saw several "ribbits" (frogs). He settled down and went to bed about 9pm - late for him but after a 4 hour nap, it was to expected. Hopefully that means we'll get to sleep until 7am tomorrow!!
Our day was full of fun. Hope everyone else had a great Saturday too!
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