Another Day at the Beach

We went to the beach again today. This time we went to the beach in Deal with Stu's parents. Wesley was even "swimming" in the ocean today. It is amazing how much braver he has become in such a short time. He kept wanting to go back in the ocean. Brandon loved it as always.

Beach Fun

Brandon, Wesley, and I went to Point Pleasant beach for a few hours this morning with my parents. Stu couldn't join us since he had something to do with the fire department. They both loved playing in the sand and both had fun in the water. Wesley surprised me by liking the water because we had been at the beach two days ago with some friends of his from school and he was hysterical when I was just holding him in the water.

Peach and Nectarine Picking

Yesterday afternoon we went peach and nectarine picking. Brandon and Wesley loved it. They were both so into picking the peaches and nectarines.

Pirate Ship

Yesterday we went on a pirate ship with families from Wesley's class at school. Brandon and Wesley and all of the other kids had so much fun. When we got to where the pirate ship was the kids got to have tattoos painted on their arms and got to have their faces painted. Brandon had a butterfly painted on his arm and a mustache painted on his face. Wesley chose to not have anything painted. Then the kids got to pick out vests to put on to dress like pirates. We bought them bandanas to wear. Then the kids and families were ready to go on the pirate ship. The pirate ship sailed for a little over an hour. While on board the kids helped to find a buried treasure chest that was in the water. Brandon was very into it as I suspected he would be and Wesley surprised me by being into it too. I knew he would like it if he let himself but thought he would be attached to me like he is in most situations. He sat with the kids and a lot of the times went to the part of the ship where they were.

Park Fun

Brandon had his yearly eye exam on Tuesday. He has to go every year because he had ROP when he was in the NICU. They thought he would need laser eye surgery when he was in the NICU but then it started to correct itself. He was watched a lot his first year and has had yearly appointments since he was probably 1. He had a really good appointment on Tuesday. Dr. Turtel said his vision is 20/20. He goes back in a year and if everything still looks good he will start going every 2 years!

After his appointment I brought Brandon and Wesley to a park that was across the street. They had fun playing at the park.