Erin enjoys her first time at the ocean and on a real beach! Playing with all her cousins adds to the excitement. It was great to hang out at the beach with the whole Patton clan. The weather was absolutely perfect! Erin enjoyed the water and the waves. At first she didn't mind stepping into the water at all, but wasn't really sure about someone carrying her out further. During the later part of the week, she preferred being carried out by someone (usually daddy). Of course, making sand castles was probably the most enjoyable thing in her book.
We flew into Atlanta to stay with our friends Mark and Angie (and their dog Daisy). Had a nice couple of days with them. Mark and dad played tennis once, and then Markie took some fun, wonderful pictures of Erin. The extra heat and humidity certainly made those curls a little extra curly. Daisy wasn't quite sure what to make of Erin, but warmed up to her after a little while. After a couple of days in Atlanta, we headed east towards Hilton Head, and a week on the beach.
We started this blog just before the birth of our daughter Erin in May 2005, and have been keeping it updated as often as we have the time. And now that she has a little brother, Tanner, born in October 2008, we will continue to chronicle the growing stages of the two of them. There are pictures and short statements about many stages of Erin's development into a little girl, and Tanner's into a little boy. It's been a precious ride seeing Erin grow up (she obviously still has a long way to go), and we look forward to doing the same with Tanner. It's been fun to be able to share photo's with others on the blog, and it's an especially nice way to keep all their relatives that live many miles away up to date, which is probably the main reason we're here. Enjoy the many pictures of Erin, Tanner and our family! And of course, we always appreciate your comments.