Family Vacation

We are back from our first annual family vacation and it was so much fun! This year we went to Georgetown Maine where we rented a beach house with my dad, step-mom (Joyce), sister and her boyfriend (Chris). It was very relaxing and low-key. The weather was decent, we only had two good beach days but at least there wasn't rain. 

We ate tons of delicious food. Joyce is a great cook and made plenty of awesome meals. My favorite dinner was our seafood night. We had lobster, scallops wrapped in bacon and steamers. We didn't give Carson any of the seafood but he did have corn on the cob for the first time. He cleaned off an entire ear (or two) no problem! 

He also had his first bubble bath. I have no idea why I've waited so long to add bubbles to his bath water but he loved it. He was putting his face in them and trying to eat some.


Towards the end of the week Carson started walking on his own! He just got up and started talking steps. He has been very close for so long that I knew it would happen any time. He's been doing really well with it at home, he can cruise around the house with no problem. I sometimes think he prefers to crawl or forgets that he can walk because he still uses all fours. He is already into everything that I cannot imagine how much more he'll discover walking. His favorite things are the dogs water, which he thinks is hilarious to splash in. I repeatedly tell him no and he laughs at me! I know he's too little to understand time out or anything but we have to find a way to discipline him where he won't laugh at us. He also loves the laptop. Anytime I'm on it he tries to pull the screen backwards. I've heard it crack a few times that I'm just waiting for the whole thing to come apart. He is a very busy boy and it is definitely a full time job chasing after him. He hasn't said any words other than "mama" and "dada" (although I don't know if he really knows what they mean) but he definitely has the high pitch scream down. He shrieks when he can't get what he wants. I have no idea where he got his dramatic side from ;) Carson is also obsessed with our dogs, actually, I think it's any dog. He loves to pull Pete's tail and grab at Mia's face. Fortunately both of our dogs are very patient with him. When we were at the beach he couldn't get enough of another family's dog that we actually had to take him back to the house. He would only crawl towards this other family and shriek when we wouldn't let him harass someone else's pet.

I can't believe August is right around the corner! This summer has been pretty busy for us. I'm looking forward to having no plans next month, we are going to relax as a family. Our last event is this weekend, a friend's wedding in New York. 
I'm going to try to get a video of Carson walking so I can post it on here. He is just too cute!