Monday, August 31, 2009

Monday Memories: life's a beach

Last year my parents rented a beach house down in Laguna, along with Patrick's parents and some of my other family members.

Will was about 8 months old...
sitting up, crawling, eating sand...
but couldn't enjoy the waves just yet. 

so we often hung out on the sand, just the 3 of us...
and watched daddy make funny faces...

so mommy could trying to get a shot like this... 
to show off his 2 and only 2 teeth.

then daddy got behind the camera...
to finally capture some photos with me IN them. 
but how can we leave out a sleeping baby on a proud grandpa. 
We just returned from a week at a new beach house location. 
What a difference a year makes. Will had so much fun. 
Reese? Well, she was in the same position Will was last year. 
Maybe next year, Reese! 
I, on the other hand, kept visualizing Patrick digging giant holes, building sand castles and teaching Will how a body board works.
Why can't he be here for all of this? 

18 comments:

Courtney said...

LOL I love the look Will is giving Patrick in that pic. I hate that P missed out on this years trip and the ones that will follow. xoxo.

Melissa said...

Those are sweet pictures. Thanks for sharing. I wish he was here to enjoy it all with you. Hugs to you.

Heather said...

Oh Erynn what GREAT memories you have!! I soo look forward to reading them every week! Love the pictures! I know P would be happy you took Reese this year!! What great new memories you'll have with her! XOXO!!
~Heather

MrsKBJ said...

Those are precious pictures. I wish Patrick and your father in law could of been right there with you.
xoxo

nayrzil said...

those are adorable pics, the one of P and Will is just so cute...

Shelley said...

Love all the pics.

Debbie said...

Another great MM! Will's face in the first pic is just so adorable:) Great pics thanks for sharing!

Amber said...

as hard as it is, I think it SO great you have kept the same traditions and go to the same places you always went. Since I've known you you guys have always gone to beach in August, only this time you actually had cell service! great pictures, Miss you haven"t chatted in a bit. xoxo

Glenda said...

Erynn... what beautiful pictures! ahhh you just broke my heart with that last line. It's not fair! Sending you hugs XX

avgypsy said...

How can they be both heart warming and heart breaking pictures at the same time....but they are! hugs

Feminist Gold Digger said...

Just wanted to say hello and that I am thinking of you!

Jennifer said...

I agree with Amber. I love that you are keeping the traditions and passing them down to Will and Reese. I love the picture of Will and FIL.

Anonymous said...

Erynn, Pat, HAS always and WILL CONTINUE to be there with you and your kids... Be assured of my prayers... Stay strong

MIKE

erynn said...

thanks Mike =)

Anonymous said...

I Love the pictures of you and will on the beach especially!! BECAUSE my kids are now 19,17 and 12 and I think I can remember a handful with me actually in them! I am now single and just this year at photos done professionally with me and all of them---they are great!! Please do that for yourself in the years to come--you wont regret it!!!

Kris in MN

Anonymous said...

I follow you post & I hope you know your saddness & tragedy, brings tears to my eyes. I am sorry life has been so unfair, & im sorry you have to continue to hurt, with memeories, with everything you see or do, yet the memory of him should never fade. Just know that your readers hurt with you, thank you for sharing

Anonymous said...

Oh gosh that picture of will and P makes me laugh. Will is looking at him as if to say "what is wrong with you Dad"

Funny!

Kris

Erynn said...

^ the things we do to make our kids laugh or smile!