Vacation 2008

The Ritter Family went to the Outer Banks of North Carolina again this year for our summer vacation. We stayed up in the 4WD only section. Josh was not phased by my driving on the beach. It can be pretty bumpy but he never complained. We had a heck of a time getting down there though. What normally takes 6 hours took us 11 due to bad weather and a car breaking down on the only bridge that gets you to the OBX. At first, Josh wasn't feeling very well when we arrived. He was teething and had a runny nose but by the 3rd day he was acting his normal self. We went with friends of ours who have a baby boy 1 month older than Josh. Josh and Nathan are best buds. They got along well each playing with the others toys. They were so cute. Both went in the ocean. Both went skinny dipping in the ocean due to sand getting everywhere. It was where it should never be. They went swimming in the pool. All in all it was a good experience.

Crawling right into Walking

Well, Josh started crawling around 7 months. It did not take him long to figure out how to walk by holding onto our fingers. He loves to walk around. Our animals will never be the same now that he is mobile. Our poor cat is always running away from Josh who is undeterred. He is a very persistent child and follows that cat everywhere. Anyway, I believe he will be walking before his first birthday. We shall see. He is already getting into everything and keeping us on our toes as it is. I am nervous on what he will do when he is walking on his own. Eek.