Wrapping Up Summer, Part I

Our Summer has been full of lots of fun.  We did a lot of FREE things which is always a plus!  Although I think we have attended a birthday party every.single.weekend. the month of July, June wasn't so bad.  The kids spent a lot of time in the water, as did I.  It has been a scorcher of a summer ( I like by the way) and staying cool was at the top of our list!  Wiley took many trips to the movies, Church trips, play dates with friends, baseball camp in Birmingham and trips to the River or as I call it the muddy ditch, eating at favorite restaurants, the beach, water parks, trips to the country to feed cows and much much more!!  As I type this Rob and Wild Man are at the river and will come pick me and baby up when she is finished napping.  Going on hour #3 for her.  Sunday Church exhausts her for some reason. 

I have a TON, I mean a TON of pictures that I have snapped throughout our dog days of summer.  I am splitting my summer posts into two maybe three posts.



Patiently waiting for Daddy to give gum money

FBC-Selma kids at the Birmingham Zoo

My favorite

Backyard Baseball

Gum in the hair

My stack of ironing

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Kristen is having a boy

Ending this post with our boy diving! He perfected it back at the beginning of the Summer and we couldn't be any prouder. 

Me and Alice are headed to the sand bar!

: A Year Ago Today :

As I was editing pictures, I came across a folder that was exactly a year ago today.  My how our babies have grown in 12 short months!!

: Vacation Part II :

I am wrapping up our beach vacation in Destin. 

On Monday, June 18th, we played all day long on the beach.  My BIL brings a tent every year that weighs probably 50 pounds, but is a lifesaver to us all!  Without this thing, we would all be scorched.  Alice was really a whole lot easier this year.  She played her little heart out in the sand and in the water.  She did not like anyone going out into the gulf without her, especially Paw-Paw!!  After a few hours, I would grab her "padney" (pacy), blanky and a towel and cozy her up in my lap until she would fall asleep.  Palates under a tent on the beach makes for a great nap.  Dinner at Dewey's that night.  My dinner:  Jumbo Shrimp stuffed with crab meat wrapped in bacon and fried.  OH MY STARS, delish!!

On Tuesday the men went fishing and Momma headed to PCB to visit my Aunt who has a  house there.  The sister and I stayed with the kids and had a pool day.  IT WAS WONDERFUL.  The kids swam like fish.  Later that afternoon the men came home and Alice went with Robin for a nap so I could enjoy some R&R.  We decided to grill out under the pavilion.  There was a family of about 40 Cajuns cooking some of the best Louisiana food you will ever put in your mouth.  The head Dad in charge was so nice to us and invited us to come to their HUGE party on Friday night, said he had enough jambalaya and other fixings to feed 200+ people.  I do have to say that that night was the funnest night there.  We stayed in our swimsuits all day and night and ran back and forth from the pool to the beach. 

Wednesday was Big Kahuna day.  A kids dream waterpark.  The kiddie area in the back was perfect for Alice.  She swam and would slide down all the slides by herself.  Kinda tall ones too, that curved around and around.  That night Momma and Daddy made their yummy shrimp dish...LOTS of butter and you add italian dressing and lots of black pepper (make you slap yo momma)

Thursday was our last full beach day and we took full advantage of it.  We had pizza in that night and went out for ice cream and putt putt golf....oh and go-carts for the men/boys!!

If you are still here.....I am unloading on you again with photos! It is too hard to pick my favorites.



Paw Paw can flip a kid

Story time before dinner

Flipping her hair

He found some great shells in the evening while grilling out

Pool Day

My BIL is the funniest creature I know!! 

That wraps up another memorable vacation with my family.  Until next year.....

 

: We are having :

a baby Girl niece! We are so excited that Lea and Paul are having a 3rd miracle baby!! She will be here before Christmas.

Chick-fil-A

I am supporting Chick-fil-A today are you? We do not have a chick fil-A in our town, but our Church FBC took the entire staff over to Prattville for lunch and tonight....guess what?!!  They are having Chick-fil-A catered for our Wednesday night supper. YAHOO!!

Our Pastor Dr. Light is actually a great friend of the owner/founder of Chick-fil-A--cool right?!

So you have the right to your opinion and mine is TO SUPPORT THEM TODAY!! 

EAT MORE CHICKEN FOLKS!

xoxo