The Birds
Cue the World War II dive bombing music, and check this out:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyfjJQarM8I]
We woke up this morning to a few hundred birds diving into the Atlantic for a fine fish breakfast. Pretty cool, if you ask me.
The weather, on the other hand, continues to be nice and toasty, and that nasty breeze from last week is quickly becoming a distance memory. (Actually, we could have used a breeze last night. We got attacked by a thousand little bugs taking pictures last night. Ouch.)
The View
Ah, gotta love this view:
Pancake Breakfast
Vacation. Day 6. Weather: breezy, but sunny. Not a drop of rain to be found. Food: fattening. Company: excellent. Activities: joyously lacking. Except for a few walks on the beach and a wonderful fried shrimp dinner out, there’s nothing much to report.
However, lest you think this is a completely worthless post, below is a short little video of Noah enjoying a waffle this morning. Being lazy the forward thinking father I am, I gave him half the waffle intact, instead of cutting it up. Much enjoyment followed.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZe4lROjsZw]
Topsail, Day One
We’ve officially given up on Michigan. After 18 6 months of winter, we’ve packed up and headed south to Topsail Island in North Carolina. There’s nothing like some sun and sand to melt those winter blues away.
Noah enjoyed a few firsts today: he made a sand castle (well, he got some help. 
), and… he walked all be himself for the first time! (Sorry, we didn’t have time to catch it on video…)
I’m sure we’ll be posting more pictures as the vacation progresses (teaser: the beach house we’re staying at has it’s own elevator), but for now I’m going to log off and put Nojo to bed.
Dear Mother Nature…
…we realize you have a lot on your hands with “el nino” and that whole “global warming” thing [1]. However, we’d like to suggest a review of the recent weather here in Michigan. Please accept the following video for said review:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7GwNfOpOTM]
We believe that the file “Spring” was mistakenly misplaced, and that your seasonal weather computer somehow started looping “Winter” over and over. Not cool.
We suggest you upgrade to a more reliable computer, or at least perform a back up now and again.
Sincerely yours,
The Tols.
[1] BTW, we also suggest you get a better spokes person for said “global warming” than Al Gore. Seriously. We still hear the term “lock box” ever time the guy opens his mouth.