A Big Girl's Room

About a week after we returned from the beach, Caylin made the big transistion to her new "Big Girl" room. Though it is not 100% finished (i.e. we still have a few pictures and pieces of wall art to get up) it was ready enough for her to move in. She needed a bit more reasuring than usual on her first night. However, it has been pretty smooth sailing since. She loves calling it her "new room". Fortunately for us, she seems to stay in her bed thoughout the night and during nap times. She still calls for us when she is "done nigh-nigh"... We can tell that she has ventured out once or twice, but never for very long. Need-less-to-say, we have had it pretty easy, so far!

Here is a picture of her new digs:

Toddler bed surrounded by her stuffed animals

Another view


3 Pictures Gma Flo made for Caylin

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We have since added some book shelves (under the pictures above) and a few other things that I haven't had a chance to take pictures of yet. If you couldn't already tell by the pictures, the lady bug theme continues to live on....

Beach Recap

All in all, beach week in Avon, NC was a blast! I think it is safe to say a fun time was had by all! This I can say for sure, Caylin certainly had a great time! From getting her fill of water fun to having a multitude of family members at her disposal to play with every day, this lil bug seemed to enjoy every moment of the trip. Needless to say, we got lots of great pictures and video... Thought we'd share a few with you:

Caylin's first time in the ocean:




Pictures of our fun:

swimming in the pool at the beach house

building sand castles

playing w/Trent

Friday evening bondfire w/s'mores

Caylin's first s'more

visiting Hatteras Lighthouse

Caylin also suckered many into her favorite song/game these days... You may know it as Ring Around the Rosie, she calls it "Pocket full a Toes". Here's some video w/Gma Brown. Apparently there was a specific spot in the beach house that Caylin found most suitable for this game.


Lil bug wasn't the only member of the Brown clan who had a good time. It was a nice break for Carrie to have all of those hands around. Sun, sand, water, and RnR was just what I needed. Plus, I got to play with my cameras, which I love to do! Tim and Lisa (aka An Esa) were able to get a dive in on Wednesday. They got to utilize the Nitrox certifications that they obtained a while back on a two dive trip down to the sunken SS Dixe Arrow Tanker. Though it sounded like things were somewhat turbulent at times (rough waters) it seemed like they both had a good experience overall. Abbie became quite the beach pup... taking every opportunity to get ocean side with who ever was willing to take her. She loved getting her feet and belly wet as well as trying to chase the birds. Even BB2 seemed to enjoy the time... Since we've been back he has been much more active, as if to say, "I want to go back to that relaxing place!"

Bump watch photo

Abbie - beach time bliss

Carrie and Tim - making a break for the beach, w/o lil bug

Thanks to the random stranger for taking our pic!

To Dad (Ampa) & Mom (Ama) Brown, Mom (Ama Fo), Dave (Des) & Joan (Joon), Lisa (An Esa), Maddy (Nady), Nik (Nek), and Trent (Tent), we had such a great time with you all!