Playing with Daddy!

Jackson is definitely loving being at home with his dad. They've been rough housing, reading, jamming out to Dad's music-it's a nice change from running errands and cleaning the house with me.

The boy loves to put Sean's headphones on and jam out. When we are driving, just Jackson and me, we listen to disco, oldies and the ladies station. And a little talk radio. With Sean, it's Disturbed and Iron Maiden. Yep, starting our kid out early with the heavy metal. As you can see, he likes it. And he's pretty good with a mouse, too!

Loving Augusta

Sean and I decided it was silly for me to be in Wilmington while he's here in Augusta, so on Sunday, Jackson and I packed up our stuff and moved to Sean's corporate housing. It's tight, but we are happy to be together. And we are having a lot of fun, Jackson and I. We spend the better part of each morning exploring our new town, which has lots of parks, walking paths and shopping! I think we've seen 3 new parks this week alone. We are loving this new city of ours and I get more and more excited each day when I discover something new and cool about it! (And to think those Atlantan's call it "Disgusta"... humph.)

Peek a boo, I see you!

Just driving. Jackson loves these steering wheels!

Hmmm, should I climb down these steps or stay put?

" I don't wanna go home!"

"But I'm sooo tired."

Winker!!

With the help of Nana and Grandpa, Jackson learned the fine art of winking. He mostly does it while he's eating, so I pulled out the camera during dinner last night and voila! He did it! It's so cute.

Back to Augusta... But only for a visit

We went to Augusta to see Sean last weekend and to get more aquainted with our new city. In addition to a couple of cool parks, we discovered the Augusta Canal, which has 7 miles worth of walking trails and beautiful views of the Savannah River. It's very calm and serene, a place where I can see us spending many afternoons.

After wandering around, we went out for lunch, which has been hit or miss with Jackson lately. This day was a hit, mostly because we kept the boy plied with lemons. He loves them!

We came home on Tuesday, just to get the mail, and will go home to Augusta for good in September. We are all ready to be under the same roof!

23rd Annual Family Reunion!!

We had our 23rd annual Pettapiece-Bechtel family reunion this year at Ocean Isle Beach. It was the best one ever! Our family rented two cottages and one of them had a pool. Jackson loves the beach, but we were farther than we thought and only made it to the ocean once! The pool was much better, especially because my cousin Ande just had a baby boy, Luke. Luke is 6 weeks old and loves the pool almost as much as Jackson. But nobody loved the pool as much as Tyler, who, by the end of the week, was a fish! He spent every possible second swimming, diving and getting thrown through the air by his grandpa.

Tyler and Jackson watching a movie.

Our cottage had a little treasure box that Jackson couldn't get enough of.

A little jealous? Jackson also couldn't get enough of baby Luke's bouncy seat.

Dad and Jackson floating.

Whew! After a hard day in the sun, the boys loved to relax and unwind to a little Noggin.

Tyler and Jackson loved to jam out with Sean.

Tyler with Uncle Sean's guitar. He looks like a natural!

Ande dipping Luke's toes in the ocean for the first time.

All right, it's time to go home and get back to reality.