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What a wonderful month!

While it's been a long time since we last did a blog post - I promise it's because we've been so busy.
The weather is still warm in Florida and we spent a wonderful afternoon at the beach.
While James still really enjoys the water he is now beginning to enjoy playing in the sand even more.My mom was out for a visit in mid-August as well. Here's a picture of Jill Mama and James watching some television.

The real reason this past month was so busy is that I finally graduated from nursing school. Yippee!My dad, his girlfriend and Tobias parents were all able to come out to help us celebrate my accomplishment.
James was able to open his birthday presents early that Grandpa and Grandma Walters brought from Kansas.
Here is a neat picture of Tobias and James all dressed up for my graduation.
Three generations of Walters! Here's Tobias' dad, mom, Tobias, and James. Notice the stick! It's really hard to get a toddler to stand still and the stick was the motivation we needed!
So what does a new nursing school graduate do? She asks her wonderful in-laws to stay with her kid so she and her husband can go on a week long Caribbean cruise!
This was our first time on vacation since our honeymoon almost 5 years ago and it was so much fun!
The only thing better than a honeymoon is a second honeymoon! Here we are in St. Thomas.
We also enjoying dressing up a couple of nights on the cruise. We highly recommend cruises to everyone - it was the most fun and most relaxing vacation ever!
Here we are saying goodbye to Grandma Edie after the cruise. James had such a great time with his grandparents. I don't think he noticed we were gone! Thank you Jim and Edie!
Honestly, James didn't drink this but I just thought it was so funny!
Here's a picture of Tobias and James washing Tobias' truck. This picture gives you a good idea of how tall James is now!

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Debby said…
Well congratulations to you!!! James sure is getting big and he and daddy look so handsome all dressed up. The blog is worth waiting for and I'm glad you update so regularly.

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