While Dad was in Maine...

Banks and I stayed very busy. Banks is becoming a very good eater. Here he is enjoying some sweet potatoes. We visited the Virginia Beach Aquarium. The Discovery Channel was showing Shark Week and Banks had such a great time watching, that I thought he would enjoy the fish in real life! We started going to storytime at the local library. Banks made a new friend named Clark. We have already had them over for lunch. We missed Seth so much, so Banks wore his "I love Daddy" outfit to pick him up at the airport.

Maine

Seth had a class in Maine and was gone for two weeks. He found time to grab some lobster while he was there.

Lucy

We are very excited to have a new niece, Lucy Jane Byrum. She was born July 21st, and weighed 9 pounds!
The next day, Seth and I celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary. We spent the day at the beach and then went to a cute little restaurant for dinner. Banks saved a little energy for his favorite time of day-bathtime with his duckie!

Gator

Gator came to visit us this weekend. He brought a present for Banks. The picture in the background goes perfectly above his crib and is a big aligator with flamingos. Banks loves the picture and tries to roll over and look at it every time I try to change his diaper, which makes diaper changes pretty intersting. We had a great time with Gator and look forward to him getting back down here very soon.
Yes, that is Banks trying to crawl! He's definitely got scooting down!
Banks loves playing with his choo choo train, which reminds of our cute little nephew that we think he will have a lot in common with. :)

Mimi and Gator

We went up to Vienna to visit Mimi and Gator. We are really enjoying living so close to them. Mimi had a blanket up in Rocky's favorite spot on the couch. Mimi, Banks and I went to Leesburg and did a little shopping on Friday. Saturday night, we had a dinner party and got to see a lot of great friends. By Sunday, Banks and Gator were exhausted and took a little nap before we headed home. Not only did Banks sleep then, but he slept three and a half hours on the way home!

Rocky

Banks LOVES Rocky. Originally, Banks would only laugh when tickled, but Rocky can get a laugh just by walking in the room! I'm pretty sure Banks like Rocky more than Rocky likes Banks...