Evening at the Beach!

It was Monday... it was 5pm AND... it was 80 degrees out! So we hopped in the car and headed over to butterfly beach to enjoy this awesome March weather.

Although this was not Linden's first time at the beach, it was the first time she could walk on the beach on her own.

It started out a bit shaky, but she slowly warmed up to the experience... and eventually "got her hands dirty".

Dad had to stay close by at first.


She even wanted mom to join in...


Linden eventually wanted to venture off on her own. Brian had to confirm she met height requirements.


She then ran into and discovered the tide pools... and it was all over.


Family shot... we should have gotten Linden sunglasses...


Getting wet and sandy...


Butt planted right in the tide pool.


A new discovery!!! Mushy sand! (tip: keep an eye on the background... we AGAIN seemed to capture an interesting moment.)


Linden didn't seem to care that she was dirty and wet. (Oh, and as you can see... there is a creature crawling out of the ocean...)

Crack at the Zoo...

We intended this photo to be a cute and sweet family picture of Linden's first trip to the zoo.

What we saw when we got home and took a closer look was...



Fortunately we caught this before we sent it out as a Christmas card, a la Elaine Benes.

It's curtains for you!

Logan came over tonight to hang out... and he and Linden both discovered the fun that can be had behind (and through) our curtains.



I (Brian) must apologize for my outburst in the middle of the video... I realize it's not quite as funny as I reacted. But it was a culmination of "near misses" that lead up to their collision that caused my reaction. Sigh.

15 months???

A recent trend has surfaced... everytime we leave the house and go into public, Linden gets a little stir crazy.

As soon as the scent of freedom enters her nostrils, she squirms out of our grips and demands to be set free to roam.

When we do, this is what immediately follows:



I suppose we better get used to this.

Happy 15 months to our little escape artist.

A Look Back

Back in October we attended a wedding of a close college friend. The photographer caught this really special moment.