Steps On The Beach!

We Walkers have had a very laid back last few days here at the beach.  My parents left and headed back to Raleigh on Wednesday morning, and since then we've rested up a lot.  We've been back to the water slides and down to the beach a few times and today while on the beach Jude decided it was time for him to take his first steps!!  He wobbled a bit and took about 5 steps before plopping back down to his butt and crawling around some more.  He didn't seem especially proud of himself, instead he just acted like it was a normal part of his day and continued playing on the beach.  Ian and I were so proud and excited for him!  For lunch today Jude had an interesting meal:  a hommus sandwich!  (Hommus + Bread = Hommus Sandwich)  I wasn't sure if he would like it or hate it but he wolfed it down and seemed to think it was wonderful along with his sippy cup of milk.  Here he is happily eating his sandwich:

This afternoon we had planned to go to the aquarium, but when we got there we realized it closed a bit earlier than we had expected, so we decided to just go back tomorrow when we'll have more time to enjoy ourselves.  Instead of the aquarium, we took Jude to the Atlantic Beach Town Park and played with him there for a while before heading to dinner at Rucker Johns.  Here are a few pictures of Jude swinging and just having a ball playing at the park:

After dinner at Rucker Johns we went to the Bogue Inlet Pier for a bit.  I think Jude had a good time people watching and just enjoying the atmosphere.  Tomorrow we'll try going to the aquarium again and will probably go back out on the beach or to the waterslides once more before we head back home on Sunday.  Unfortunately Bonnie wasn't able to join us for this trip like we had planned but hopefully she'll be able to come along next summer.  As for us, our beach trips aren't over for the summer just yet- we'll be back next week with friends for one more round of fun!  Here are a few pictures of Jude tonight at the Bogue Inlet Pier: