{washington dc}

We took our first trip with a baby and it was a success! My cousin was married in the Washington DC temple last week so we made the trip up to be there. Travis had never been to DC before so it was way fun showing him the sites. My good friend Tamra and her husband and cute son live right in downtown DC and we're so nice to let us stay with them! After the wedding we stayed in DC an extra couple of days. We saw a lot of the monuments, the Library of Congress, the White house, took the metro, and ate a delicious breakfast at the cutest farmers market. Also lunch at Potbelly's was amazing! They need to get one here in Chapel Hill. Jake did great considering we were on the go most of the time and he had a couple of late nights. It was so great seeing my dad and sister at the wedding too. My dad actually flew to Raleigh a few days before and stayed with us then drove up with us to DC. It was so great to have him here. It was actually Travis' birthday the day we drove home from DC. We celebrated with cherry cheesecake and presents. Earlier in the week, my dad was nice enough to watch Jake so Trav and I could go see How to Train your Dragon 2 at the theater! It was great! And it was the first movie we'd been to at a theater in quite some time. My dad loved just spending every minute with Jake and it was so fun to watch them together! It was also so fun to see most of my extended family on the Garlick side at the wedding, and of course to be with Tamra and her family!

{carolina beach}

We were also able to go to Carolina Beach this past weekend with the Evans and Bangerters. It was gorgeous weather! Jake wasn't so sure about any of it. At first he loved the sound of the waves and watched in awe. But then the wind and heat and sand stuck to his feet got to him; and then he was covered in a wave accidentally. That's when he lost it! Thankfully he slept like a champ in his carseat a lot of the time. We brought bodyboards which was fun. We also ate at our traditional Bojangles' restaurant after the beach and coming home to find ourselves nice and crispy with a sunburn. Ouch! Thankfully Jaked didn't get one. We need to remember to reapply the sunscreen one of these days.

{6 months}

Jake is now six months old! Not sure where the time goes, but I know it goes fast. He's a rolling machine now and is close to sitting up on his own. He is getting so much personality and is so interactive; he just keeps getting more and more fun! He loves apples, sweet potatoes, and carrots. It's so fun to try new foods! He is so expressive and just makes us smile all the time.

He was such a trooper as we helped move my cousins into a couple apartments in Raleigh for a few days {long story!} but we still all had so much fun. We also went to Duke Gardens which is beautiful and to UNC's basketball museum. We've also been having fun with friends, frequenting Chick-fil-A, stroller rides, and getting ice cream at the farm.