We all had a busy week! Ben and Emanuel had so much fun playing with their uncles, and it was so nice for Tito and I to be able to go out together!
We did a lot of sightseeing this week. Jim, Micah, Ben and I went downtown and saw the Iowa class battleship USS Wisconsin. We were able to go on board and tour a part of the ship. While not exactly like Tito's ship (the USS Arleigh Burke) it was very similar. We saw the tiny bunks sailors sleep on- poor Tito, no room to move at all!
Peter, Micah and I also visited the Great Dismal Swamp. Mosquitoes everywhere! Even with bug spray they were swarming and eventually chased us out! It was beautiful there, but definitely a very dismal place to live. Click here to read about its role in the Underground Railroad.
Of course we also visited the beach! Ben was very excited to run and dig in the sand. Peter, Micah and Jim all got in the water. Brrrrr- it was cold! They are crazy. Jim found two great seashells- a conch and snail shell. He also found a Hot Wheels car in the ocean! Ben was happy about that since they are his favorite toy!
Emanuel is almost crawling now- he has a sort of hybrid mix of the army crawl and regular crawling. He is very interested in "grown-up" table food now and goes after any person he can who has it! He hasn't quite mastered feeding himself Cheerios or other finger foods, but he is always happy to practice. He also likes to babble. He has discovered he can raise his voice and enjoys doing so!
Everyone had a great week.
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