Hutch at Hurricane Shoals

We all went up to Hurricane Shoals Park last Sunday and had a little picnic. Great fun, and Hutch was surprisingly brave in walking among all the rushing water. If you're in the Atlanta area and have never been there, I can't recommend it enough. Visit the Hurricane Shoals website. 

Hutch wasn't too sure about getting into the waves, but Daddy convinced him and next thing you know they were both soaked. 

A Hallmark Moment

Thanks to our "professional photo team"...Greenie and Greendada. 

Grease and coat lightly with sand... 

Another fun day at the beach...Hutch gets braver every day. Today, he went into the water with Lee and enjoyed jumping over the waves. This is good progress since just a few weeks ago he wouldn't even allow me to go into the water while he watched from a wave-safe distance. He also likes sitting in a hole in the sand and letting the waves wash over him. He's turning into a little water bug! 

Mama on vacation

Kim's son, Andrew, age 5, took this picture of us all at "the cut" at the end of the island.

The beach and ocean have been beautiful. Typical "Chamber of Commerce" days as dad would say. Today we came across some areas of what looked like seaweed but turned out to be HUGE schools of teeny-tiny fish. If you threw a shell into the school they'd part in a circle - cool, eh?

The shelling has been pretty good. We've found lots of Florida Fighting Conchs and partial olives, plenty of scallops also.

The girl at the blue store said "Hey, hot mama!" as I approached to pay for milk, Tylenol, and brownie mix yesterday. She also said that I look like I'm having a boy. The girl behind the service counter at the Piggly Wiggly yelled across two checklanes that I looked like I'm about to bust. An older lady in the produce section told me it was a hot time of year to be pregnant and wished me luck. Seems like everyone has an opinion...it's like having a dog or a small child, pregnancy is a conversation starter.