Daddy's Boy

If what they say is true, that mimicry is the highest form of flattery, then I think Chase should be feeling pretty good right about now :)

Beach Boy

I know, you probably get so sick of pictures of my boy at the beach.  

But there was something so funny and charming about him plopping in these chairs, like he was just out for the count.

It's really hard to be almost three, you know?

Nothing cuter than sandy toes.  Makes me think of this needlepoint sign my grandmother has up at the beach: "Sandy toes are no no's!"

So remember to was those piggies when you come back inside the house.

But while you're outside, the sandier, the better, because that just means you played really really hard out there.

It's hard work pushing dump trucks around the sand!

And shells don't scoop themselves!

So keep up the good work- just don't forget to wash when you're done!  

Chase's Birthday at the Beach

Im way behind since I took the blog private, but here are a few pics of the old guy turning 28 (gasp!) on the 10th...

I not sure who had more fun opening Chase's presents...

One of his gifts was a blow up turtle float for the pool.  Guess who picked that gift out?

Ra Ra!

We decorated his cake with sprinkles as well.

Cake and ice cream are about as fun as at gets for a 2 (almost 3!) year old. 

Eagles Out, Owls In

On our last visit to Boca, we discovered that our eagle friends that live across the street were nowhere to be found, and in their place were these two adult great horned owls, and their two babies.  

See above, the babies peeking out of the nest.  

We were kind of concerned, and wondering what happened, because in our minds, Bald Eagles don't get kicked out of nests.  They seem to me to be the ultimate predator.  Anyway, they were gone, and for two baby owls to be seen, these birds had to have inhabited this nest for a while.

Well it turns out, after a long chat with Doris Mager the Eagle Lady, who pulled up in her camper van the day we were leaving, that great horned owls take over nests wherever and whenever they decide, and there is nothing the other birds can do about it, even a bird as large as the Bald Eagle.  Scroll down this article of Doris, and see her raptor shirt she has on, and imagine the owl shirt she had on when we met her.  She's quite a character, even spent six days living in an eagles nest one year to raise money for the audobon society.  

While these owls are so cool to look at, I can't help but be kind of mad that they are such usurpers.  What hogs, can't they make their own nests??

Since they don't appreciate how hard a bird has to work to create these huge nests, they don't often stay long, sometimes leaving after a year to go take over someone else's hard earned nest.  If this is the case, our Eagle friends might be back, or they might build a new nest and stay there.  

In the meantime we will just enjoy these new cool birds while they last.  

In other news, the blog is now private, so if you know anyone that would like an invite, let me know. 

Going Private

After careful thinking, I have decided to take the blog private.  I would love to include you in the private blog if you are a friend, family, or acquaintance (or as long as I know who you are- the more the merrier!) I just don't feel comfortable continuing to put pictures of family and friends all over the blogosphere for anyone to stumble upon.  Please email me at rebecca.m.morris@gmail.com if you would like to continue reading, and I (or blogspot) will send you an email link to the private blog.  I appreciate your understanding in this and I hope you keep reading!  (if I know who you are, that is ;)

Family

After Grandmama's funeral we had out of town family over to my mom's house.  It ended up that a lot of Papa's (my mom's father) family was able to come, so we had an impromptu photo sesh to honor the occasion.  It was fun to see so many of his relatives there, especially his sister, Aunt Nell.  Talking to her was like talking to Papa.  It was a neat memorable night.  

Love this Little Guy!

What a funny little  man this baby is turning out to be.  

He is very alert, expressive, and ready to catch up with his big brother as soon as possible.  

He's all smiles when Raughley is around!

Other things he is doing right now:

-squeezing your fingers

-sucking on his own fingers, 

-sticking out his tongue

-Eating 3-4 oz every 3-5 hours, sometimes he takes 5 or 6 oz.  

-sleeping (almost) through the night with a 4:00 am (and sometimes 5:00 am) paci break

- smiling, smiling, smiling!

-pushing up with his feet 

Happy two months old birthday little baby!