Gatherings

For the last four or five years we have been gathering with

  MawMaw Ann's extended family on the Saturday after the 4th.

  This year was rainy, but that didn't stop these kiddos from

 making the best of it and blowing bubbles in the rain! :)

 

Brothers:)

 

MawMaw, Poppa Dale, and The Girl:)

 

And when you try to smile for multiple

 cameras your pics may end up like this, ha!

 My girl loves wings:)

Tonight we gathered with some of our BFFs and their babies. I love

  that the babies are now filling up the dining room table, and I

  hope they grow up to be as close as their mamas and daddies are! 

 

 

 

 

Emma has really taken up with Jim in the last month. As a

matter of fact, we had a hard time getting her in the ocean,

because she kept telling us that Mr. Jim said there were sharks

that would get her legs, ha! He has also told her that she will

  probably go bald like her Poppa Dale, but she doesn't seem

 nearly as concerned about that as she was the sharks:).

Pensacola Beach {Part 3}

Nana and Papa got here Wednesday just as the kids were waking up

  from their naps. We took some pics, went to eat at Flounder's, and

  then headed to Chick-fil-A for peach milkshakes and playtime!

 

 

 

I don't know why, but the first picture cracks me up:)

 

 

 Yesterday was the 4th of July. It was a rainy day at the beach, so

  we decided to go to Foley and do some school clothes shopping.

  We couldn't make a trip to Gulf Shores without stopping at the

  Shrimp Basket, where Emma ate crab claws like a champ.

When we got back to the condo the kids got baths so we could

 watch fireworks. Another pic that cracks me up is this one. You

 gotta love a daddy who will stand IN the tub to wash his girl's

 hair because he can't stand the thoughts of leaning over the tub, ha!

 

The fireworks were awesome, and the best part was that

we could eat popsicles and watch them from our balcony! 

 

This morning we got up and headed back to Sweet Home Alabama

  after seven wonderful days away. We had a great trip and can't

 wait to go back, but it was good to be in good ole CC tonight

  eating homemade biscuits and dumplings at MawMaw Ann's:).

 

 

Pensacola Beach {Part 2}

We've spent the last few days here at Pensacola Beach by

ourselves. Yesterday we did more beach and pool time, and I

got to spend a few hours by myself while Justin took the kids

up for a nap. It was glorious...until that night when I realized

all the reapplying of sunscreen I did was not very affective:/.

 

 

 

 

Last night we headed to a little "hole in the

 wall" type restaurant and had a fantastic meal!

 Afterwards we walked around the boardwalk area, where I finally

gave in (she begs every year) to a "hair wrap". Since I'm more of a

 "big-bow-kind-of-mama", this whole hair wrap thing was way out

 of my "comfort zone". It did put a big smile on my girl's face, so it

 was worth it (even if she did beg me to cut it out this morning). 

 

And what's a beach trip without an ice cream cone?!

 

Because of my burnt legs and feet, we decided to forgo the beach

  scene today. Instead, we headed to the zoo. It was a neat little zoo,

  and we had a great time until the train derailed during our tour

   around the park. After sitting there for what seemed like forever

  waiting on them to fix it (and Luke all the time yelling "I know

  how to fix it" at the guys who were pouring sweat trying to lift a

  train full of people), we were "over it" and decided to head back.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After long naps and lasagna in the room we headed out for

 a night swim without fear of getting any unneeded sun:).

 

 

 

 

 

 E has been begging to take the crabs to the beach (which we

now have three of, thanks to a kayaker from Shreveport who

helped one in with his paddle yesterday while we were looking

for jellyfish:/), so Hermie, Shelley, and Shreveport got to visit

 their hometown for a while before being returned to captivity.

 

We have had a great few days alone, but we are

 looking forward to Nana and Papa's arrival tomorrow!