Tuesday Travels

Tulum, Mexico----January 2005

We fell in love with Mexico on this trip. The weather was amazing, the water was beautiful, the shopping was cheap, and the authentic Mexican food put any in America to shame. We took an adventure-filled ferry ride and bus trip to see these Mayan ruins, and they did not disappoint. We saw lots of awesome stuff. We even had the unique-to-us experience of paying for toilet paper at the public restroom. "Roughing it" came to mind! It was a great trip, and we've been back to Mexico since. It's a great place and we hope to go again!

Weekend Update

This weekend, Paul & Jan came down to visit and enjoy the awesome 77 degree weather. We had a great time visiting, wandering the shops, and checking out different areas of the county. We also squeezed in a meal with Bob & Randi, and a trip to Pensacola to hit up Sam's and Best Buy. We had a great time, and we're looking forward to seeing them again next month!

enjoying the outdoor dining at Marble Slab Creamery

dancing on the table at dinner

ready to stroll!

Kim Jong Il

For some reason, Bo thinks this particular outfit of Hampton's makes him look like Kim Jong Il, the North Korean leader. Bo said Hampton could wear the outfit only if he could take comparison photos and post them online for you to decide. So here Hampton is, with his outfit & Tanner's sunglasses. Do you see a resemblance? Tanner does not!

Park Fun

4-Month Checkup

Yesterday, Hampton had his 4-month doctor's visit. It went great, and here's where we stand...

He's 17 lbs 5 oz and 25.5 inches long

He's in the 75th percentile for height and the 90th for weight (He's a Howard, what can we say?!)

He has a few very dry patches on his skin, and the Dr. thinks he has sensitive skin.
She wasn't worried, but recommended a new lotion to try.

She recommended waiting until he's 5 1/2 months old to introduce solids, so it will be just a little while before he gets to try something new. Tanner is happy that he's still little enough to be strictly bottle-fed!

Weekend Update

This weekend was a very fun one, since we got to enjoy the 70 degree weather!

Friday night, Bo had to make a trip to the Urgent Care clinic to see if he needed stitches after a workplace "oops". Luckily, he didn't need them, and instead came home with a bandaged leg and dinner from a new place in town called Mojos.

On Saturday, we rounded up Bob & Randi and headed to Mobile. We ran some errands, went to the Mobile Homebuilder's Show, and stopped at a great farmer's market called Rick's Produce where we got 10 pounds of potatoes for 99 cents! We had lunch at Five Guys, home of maybe the best burger ever, before heading home.

While Bo had a work function on Sunday, Tanner & Hampton headed to the fabric store and TJ Maxx to pick up some stuff for guess who? That's right, the king of the house! We rounded out the weekend by catching up on some TV shows we hadn't had a chance to see yet. It was a beautiful weekend, and we're looking forward to many more of wonderful weather!

Hampton Hang Out

Hampton doesn't quite get the appeal of the johnny jump up yet. He loves to bounce, so we thought he'd love to do it on his own. So far, he's just "hanging out" in it.....sucking on the top & spinning himself in a circle. As soon as he figures it out, though, we know there will be no stopping him!