Four days at Topsail

We just got back from four days on Topsail Island with our friends Memsy and Gill and their daughter Katherine. Traveling with the boy certainly changes things. After a long day experiencing the sun, sand and surf, and getting a lot of attention, it was all we could do to keep him awake until 6:00. Which of course means he woke up earlier than usual. This morning he woke up at 5:08. We were actually up too early to see the sunrise; by the time it was up we were inside doing something engrossing and baby-related. But we didn't have to worry about making the 11:00 checkout time from the beach house. We were actually home by noon.

Here are some highlights of the trip (more on his Flickr page, as per usual).

On the first day we realized we had forgotten a hat, so we improvised. I predict all the babies will be doing it next year: