Just a year ago . . .

Last year at this time - not only was Nolan a year younger and considerably smaller, it was also 45 degrees.

This year - it was 80 degrees and it was difficult to get him to sit still long enough to snap the picture.

Pumpkin Pictures

Vacation Photos

Nolan getting into the luggage.

The back of the beach house. The view from the house. The view from the deck on the sand dunes.

The front of the house.

The view from the back deck. The waves were huge because of a tropical storm that was in the area.

Rolling around on his bed, which was a twin mattress pulled off of the bunk beds downstairs and placed on the floor at the end of our bed. He loved bouncing around on it.

Pointing at the ocean.

Robert could barely pull the bucket up before Nolan knocked it down.

Looking at the water.

Putting their feet in the water.

By the time we went inside he had sand in his hair, ears, mouth . . . I'm still finding sand on him. Robert and Nolan standing on the deck.

Nolan wearing my hat. I had to snap the pictures quickly because he kept taking it off and putting it back on (with a little help).