St Augustine for the 4th of July

Hi All,
Sorry, No pictures to post w. this... we are working on saving up for a digital camera so there may some down time w. pictures. Anyway, a quick update on Jackson. As I said in an earlier post, Jackson is rolling over like crazy, he's also "hitching" or doing what I did as a baby... he's using his upperbody strength to move himself across the floor. It's so cool to watch him move, grow, & develop.
Another new food: last night I introduced mashed potatoes...a HUGE hit! He couldn't get enough of them. So very exciting to see our little boy eat new foods- experience new delights.

Ok, now for a cool update, while at the beach, Jackson "dunked" 6 different times in the pool. Here's the trick, if you blown on a baby's face - their instinct is to hold their breath for at least 5-10 seconds. This is the perfect time to dunk them under water. The first time I did this with Jackson he came up a little bit frightened.. so needless to say, I did not try this again the same day. the following day we were back at the pool & we tried it again. He did great & seemed to be ok with it. We tried it a few more times over the course of that day & the following. He was such a great sport - in fact, he loved being in the water. On the last day there, he stayed in the pool for so long I thought he was going to prune-up. Didn't want to give him too much chlorine over-exposure.

July 4th, we went to the Fort in downtown St. Aug. to see the fireworks display. We were with Auntie Anna, Uncle Gooze, cousin Ryan Ashton, & Uncle Eric. Daddy, Jackson & I walked down San Marco from our hotel room, at the Cozy Inn... by the time we got there, almost 9pm, Jackson was hungry. So I had to nurse him, which I used a nice big umbrella to block any peepers, plus it helped that it was dark out. He nursed through almost all of the fireworks display. He did detach himself for the finale... where he was completely mesmerized by all the bright lights, bright colors & the constant changes in scenery.
We think he enjoyed it!

All, in all, it was a good trip for Jackson - he got his first experience w. dunking & fireworks, plus he spent a lot of time with his Papa Fletcher & his GG - Gram-Nette. And, he got to hang w. his big cuz Ryan Ashton!
Ps. Uncle Eric took a few pictures at the fireworks to when I get those I will post them.