There Will Be Mud

We went camping with some friends this past weekend - at Martinak State Park on the eastern shore of Maryland.  We chose the area because it was close and rain was possible, so we wanted to be able to bail out and drive home easily.  The weather was beautiful during the day and we went on a short walk:

Carter had a nice time playing with his new friend, Ann.  Here he is clowning around with his hat:

It's been raining on and off for about a month here and the ground was pretty wet, so Carter spent most of his time with his feet on the blanket and his bum in the mud.

It was a little chilly and Carter actually tolerated having his hood up for a while.

We're hoping to turn Carter into a first rate camper and I think we're off to a decent start...

Apple Picking - At Last

The heat of summer seems to have passed and it has us all thinking of joys of cooler weather.   We joined our friends Heather, Rick, and Evan for some apple picking in Elkton MD.  There was a wagon ride to the orchard, some very pleasant nursing under the apple trees and enough apples (and apple cider donuts) to make our bellies ache.  

Then it was home to make bread, and pies, and apple sauce, and apple butternut squash soup.  

Welcome Fall, we've missed you.

A New Salt

We made another trip to the River for the Labor Day holiday. 

It was a laid back weekend with all kinds of time for playing with Gram and Aunt Jenn.

The water was still warm enough to sit and throw (eat) rocks.

Carter seems to like kayaks, but we told him he'll have to wait for next summer to start paddling.

There was plenty of hanging out in the boat house climbing over masts and looking out over the river.

Speaking of climbing, Carter learned how to climb stairs!  Uh oh.

All that playing got everything a little sandy down below, so a quick sink rinse was required.

Finally, the little guy started working on self portraits.  Here's the best of the bunch:

(Special thank you to Sarah for taking a bunch of these pictures.)

Thank you!!

I just wanted to say thank you for all the comments and emails about the blog.  Even though we started the blog mostly to help us remember and document Carter's adventures, it kind of changed into making sure all of our faraway family and friends stay updated and feel closer.  Seeing the comments and emails help us to remember it's not just for us anymore and there's a greater purpose of keeping our families bonded to Carter - something very important to us!!  So thanks again for reading, lurking, and commenting when you can!!

Thankees!