Back to the Beach

We got to go back to the beach this week for a few days with Matt's family! It was great to see the ocean again - Owen was especially excited! We enjoyed some good relaxation with the Purdy family too. Here are just a few pictures we took.

Owen really enjoyed playing with Aunt Megan and her boyfriend Kevin. Can you tell he's having a good time?



We also went to a state park called Jockeys Ridge. The park is made up of HUGE sand dunes. It is something that our families have enjoyed doing for years. Owen enjoyed walking on the sand and "skiing" down at the end. Baxter enjoyed watching all of the kites in the air and watching Owen run around.



Here is the whole group.



Another one of O.

Baxter's Baptism

Last Sunday we had the joy of having Baxter baptized at church. Some enjoyed calling it a "baxtism." :) It was a really special time to baptize Baxter into the covenant community and Matt got to do it! Our friend Jenny took some great pictures of the morning! Thanks Jenny!

Sweet Baxter.



Matt performing the baptism.



The water on his head.



Our family.



Some of our family came to celebrate with us. It was great to see you Gramma Grampa Grams Grampop Aunt Noelle Uncle Scott and Uncle John!



Here are a few that I couldn't pass up posting.

Blueberry Picking

Matt Owen and I went blueberry picking the other day with our friends Wes and Luke (Jennifer stayed home with their two week old - Sam!). It was a blast. The boys ate SO MANY blueberries and we took a lot home too!

Hysterical!

Here is the last photo taken at the beach. Can you tell that, though our boys loved their time at the beach, they were ready to get home? What a hoot!

5 months old!

Our little one is 5 months old today! Here are some pictures that we captured this weekend. There have been many many hours of crying and being cranky in those 5 months, but we love this little boy very much and are so thankful for him! We love you B!

Cousins Now and Then

2008



2006

Gillan/Purdy Beach Trip

We just got back from a great week at the beach in Corolla, NC with my family. It was a great time to hang out and spend time with each other and enjoy God's creation in the beach. One of the neatest parts was getting to know the newest members of our family better(Nathan (7 months), Baxter and Jake (almost 5 months)). It was also hard at times - Baxter did not prefer sleeping on the beach and woke up at 5:30 or 6:00 each morning. Owen LOVED the beach and spending time with family. Overall it was a great week! All week I felt like I couldn't take enough pictures to capture certain moments, but the following pictures will at least give you a look into what it was like.

Matt and Owen standing in the waves early one morning.



what a goofy boy!



Baxter did take a couple of good naps on the beach.



Here are the "big cousins" and the "toddler cousins" at the beach together. Megan (almost 8), Anna (2), Owen (2), and Reese (10).



Owen's love for trains came with us to the beach. We made a lot of sand trains!



Here are the CT Gillans and the Purdys hanging at the house. Owen, Baxter, Jake and Anna.



This is what Owen did about 90% of the time we were down at the beach!



This was a good part of that 90%!



Here is our newest family picture.



Megan, Owen and Anna. Notice the ouchies on Owen's ankles. They are from his water shoes. They hurt him so much that he kept saying "mommy, can I crawl?" He spent a good portion of the week crawling around inside because they were so sore. Poor thing!



Here is the whole family! We are in green, Brett, Carolyn, Anna and Jake are in white, Bryan, Becky, Reese, Megan and Nathan are in black and my folks are in blue.



Just precious.