A New View

Now that Ben is starting to sit up, he has a whole new view of things. And he has discovered the art of pulling grass out of the ground...

Baby Workout

Ben's new exercise routine -- sitting, crunches, planks and push ups. Gotta strengthen those muscules for crawling!

The Beach! Goodbye Beach

The Beach! More Swimming

The Beach! Fishing

While Ben and Grandma B hung out together, the rest of us when fishing for red snapper in the gulf. It was quite the trip. Adam caught some big fish that gave him a good fight to get on the boat. Everyone caught a fish, most of them pretty good size!

The Beach! LuLu's

LuLu's is a GREAT place! It is owned by Lucy Buffet, sister of Jimmy. It was the best hour and 45 minute wait for a table I have ever experienced. We played in the sand, drank margaritas, played corn hole, contemplated getting our hair wrapped and watched the boats on the intercoastal. Ben took a little snooze while listening to the band (he really enjoyed the band, he fell asleep to them at Tacky Jack's earlier in the week). Then tried to take a hit off Daddy's beer and spilled Mommy's margarita all over the table.

The Beach! Ben's First Boat Ride

For Ben's first trip on a boat, we rented a pontoon boat and motored around the bays looking at the houses and dolphins and then beached on an island for a little swimming. Ben really really liked the boat...He is very sad he doesn't have one of his own....

The Beach! Ben's First Trip to the Ocean

Ben's first experience with the gulf. Even though the waves were really small, he was a little unsure about them crashing. But he seemed to like the taste of salt water on my shoulder. He kept gumming my shoulder.

The Beach! Ben's First Trip to the Pool

We went to Orange Beach, Alabama last week with Grandma and Grandpa B and Aunt Sarah. It was a great week and full of a lot of firsts for Ben. Here is his first trip to the pool. He seemed to enjoy it and liked looking at the water. Grandpa B called him Jacques Cousteau in his swim outfit. I thought he looked cute in is swim trunk and rash guard and hat and sunglasses!

We're in trouble

So the Internet connection at the condo isn't the greatest, but I'm sure everyone will love this picture. But we are definitely in trouble now!

5 Months