Hilton Head June 2010

Hey everyone! It's Brandon! I just got home from spending a week and a half at my Mimi and Papa's house on Hilton Head Island. I had so much fun! Let me tell you about it.

Mimi and my cousin Drew put up this swing for me in the back yard on the frame from Mommy's old swing set (they reassured Mommy that it would still hold me...) I love to swing!

I got to meet Mommy's friend Cori for the first time! She loved getting to know me! She is really good at playing with babies.

Notice anything different in this picture? That's Mimi and Papa's dog Biscuit! I wasn't really interested in Biscuit when I was here for Christmas, but now I am! And she is interested in me too! Well, it's actually not me she's interested in (notice how she isn't looking at me?)...it's the attention I'm getting that she really wants. Cori kept trying to get Biscuit out of the picture, but Biscuit would not move and eventually just sat on Cori's lap to make sure we remembered that she was there. Silly dog.

That's my Papa! He was showing me how the piano works. Papa thinks I'm really cute, but I'm pretty sure he would like me better if I didn't squawk. Yep, I still screech and squawk a lot! You should hear how loud I can be! One woman on the plane told Mommy she should get me a singing contract. Sounds like a good idea to me.

This was my first boat ride! I had so much fun on Papa's sailboat! There's that silly dog again, purposely ignoring that I am present, but making sure everyone else knows she's there. Papa loves Biscuit. They sometimes call her Mommy's little sister (apparently Biscuit thinks she's a person), which would make her "Aunt Biscuit" to me. Papa kept reminding Biscuit that she's still #1. I'm going to have to work hard to usurp that title. Maybe if I learn to drive the boat...

The boat was great! There were all sorts of new things to put in my mouth!

Mmmm! Sail lines!

Aren't I cute? Do you like my "Hey Y'all" shirt with the SC flag on it? Cori gave it to me!

Hey! How did Biscuit get my hat?! And what's with that smug expression on her face? She must be relieved that someone is finally taking a picture of her.

Who's that in the window? It's me! Mommy tried to put me to sleep down below in the aft cabin. Did I sleep there? Yeah, right! It was way too exciting to bounce around on the cushions and peak out the little window and try to climb over the barricade made to keep me in the bed.
So, Mommy came up with Plan B:

She put me in my car seat on the floor in the forward cabin. Then she tied some sail ties to the handle and pulled the ties up through the port hole. She laid on the deck in the sun while she pulled on the tie to rock me to sleep. I went right out! What a smart Mommy I have!

Here's one more picture of me and Biscuit, again emphasizing Biscuit's attitude toward me. I loved watching Biscuit, and I really really really wanted to give her a big hug and bury my face in her fur like I do with my blanket and my stuffed animals. I don't know why they won't let me do that! Maybe next time...

Also, on this trip to Hilton Head, I got to go to the beach for the first time! I had so much fun, and there are so many pictures of me from the beach that it needs to be a whole separate post, so look for that one next!