North Wildwood 2009 (299 photos), by Staci Collins

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NWW 2009 pics/playdate

I am so proud of myself. I actually uploaded all of the pictures from our vacation less than a week after we got home. Whew. That rarely happens. Usually it's a month or so after the big occasion before they find a way off of my camera. But, I was completely out of space and missing out on some good pictures.
Today Aidan and I had a playdate at an awesome indoor playcenter with a few teacher friends and their kids. Aidan particularly enjoyed time with Mikey and Lily since they are all so close in age. Lily is a little chatterbox and even said Aidan's name after calling him baby a bunch of times. It sort of came out "Aiday". It was adorable! Mikey had a blast running around and climbing on everything. Aidan enjoyed people watching and playing on all of the new equipment and toys. He loved the ball pit too! Unfortunately due to the fact I was out of memory and I forgot to bring my camera, I've got no pics. But we all loved it so much that we want to go back again. Next time I promise to have pictures. Aidan really enjoyed playing and wore himself out.
After playtime we headed right over to the new Target, which I LOVE. It's got the cadillac of carts and is so open and clean. Aidan enjoyed his packed lunch and I enjoyed my snack. We grabbed a few Aidan related items and walked around the store for a bit. Aidan was so worn out from all the walking and climbing that he started to fall asleep in the cart with his head resting on the handle. I only wish I had my camera because it was just too cute. I guess the cart seat cover is pretty comfy (one of my most useful shower gifts by far). After checking out, a quick diaper change in the car, and music and A/C on, Aidan was asleep within 5 minutes and out for a nap for the next two hours. Enough time for me to get a couple of things done and take a short nap to rest up for a trip to Acme with Aidan since there wasn't much to choose from at home.

My thoughts on life right now:
Time goes by way too fast.
Aidan is the best.
I love being a mom.
Find some motivation to get a lot accomplished this summer.

first time out golfing and got a 58 at Clayton Park. Only 28 over par. No Tiger Woods here.

There's no place like home...

or is there? Because honestly I'd much rather be back down in NWW on vacation again. I'd give up my 2 1/2 bathrooms, comfy bed, and extra amenities here at home to be a block from the beach again. There's something about being at the beach that is so relaxing. Now I'm home with a mile-long to do list that is not getting accomplished. And being on the internet is definitely not on that to-do list other than to upload pictures, which will get done later. Aidan is napping, and doing it well, the dog is snoozing next to me and Sean's very hard at work. I bet thoughts of the waves crashing and sand against our toes is crossing everyone's mind path right now. Well, maybe not the dog, but I bet he'd enjoy it if he went. One thing that was nice about getting back home was taking Aidan to the library for the Baby's Way to Books session. We met up with our friends Lori and Mikey and enjoyed a nice storytime, songs, and coloring project. Aidan loved playing with the musical instruments but I've got to work on the kid songs with him. Right now his favorite jam is "Boom Boom Pow". The kid even says "boom boom boom". Funny, but not so funny when your kid only dances to Q102's music instead of kid music. Time for me to get back to the real world.....

My thoughts on life right now:
My house is bigger than I thought, especially after sharing a 4BR/1Bath house with 8 other people.
I love the beach.
I can't wait until next summer.
The internet sucks the time out of my day.
I've got tons of things to get done and no motivation to get them done.
My little guy is growing so fast!

Hopefully the pics from vaca came through. Plenty more to come.