[Virginia] Beach Bums

Seeing as how Caleb is only 2 months, there are a lot of 'firsts' that he is experiencing right now. We planned as a family to go to Virginia Beach to visit family and be there for my Mom's birthday (it was a mile-marker birthday but I won't say the age lol). So here are some of the 'firsts' Caleb experienced:

~First flight on an airplane (and got his first Delta wings). Altogether there were 4 flights we were on and Caleb did great on each one. He slept most of the time. And when the loud speakers would come on with the flight attendants making an announcement and wake up Caleb, Justin had the perfect solution:
Flying with a plush blanket, a comfy bobby pillow and getting to wear Bose headphones...that beats first class flying! No wonder he slept so soundly :-)

~First encounter with the beach! Unfortunately Caleb was too young to really enjoy how fun the beach is. Instead of digging in the sand, he stayed under the tent, in the shade, and slept most the time. Next year will be more fun :-)
Our Chubby beach bunny:

~This was a first for Caleb, Justin and myself: First time being in a hurricane! We had impeccable timing for this trip, right when Hurricane Irene was hitting Virginia Beach. It also hit the same day as my Mom's birthday. It wasn't too bad, just rained all Saturday and was a bit windy. It somehow managed to knock the power out almost immediately Saturday morning. But it was fun being stuck inside with all our family for my Mom's birthday, we played games, had cake, and still celebrated. Plus having a generator made it much better :-)
(One of the houses boarded up, ready for the hurricane. Good thing they boarded up too, this place-Sandbridge Island-got hit harder by the storm, including two tornadoes)

~First trip to the zoo! We went to he Norfolk Zoo and it was really neat! I have been to several zoos but this one you actually felt like you were in the habitat with the animals and you could get really close to them too. I didn't get any pictures of Caleb at the zoo, but he did great in his stroller.


We ate some great food, got to see family we haven't been able to see in far too long, and enjoyed soaking up some sun. We were mostly excited for Caleb to meet his Aunt Angel, Uncle Donnovan, cousin Jasmine and great-Aunts Betty and Brenda. It was an especially great trip for Caleb and really fun me for me and Justin as well!