1st Day of 1st Grade!!!

Well, it's now official, I have a 1st grader now!!! Starting schoool this year was definitly easier for me than last year!! Grant did great, it's like starting 1st grade is old news, no big deal. He posed for my pictures then told me bye and that was that. What a sleepy, gloomy, foggy morning to start school. I know Grant is having a great day right now, I can't wait to hear all about it!!

Beach Trip cont.

More beach pictures that I took with my friend Melanie's new digital Canon Rebel- which by the way, I need!! I've found that the better the camera, the better the pictures- for sure!! (don't know why they look grainy here, the prints are great) Here are some random added beach trip shots...

This sunset was one of the prettiest I' ve ever seen. It had been raining for several hours and right before sunset, the clouds moved out.

My sweet boy, Nicholas

Loves that big brother!!

Don't you love Nicholas' tongue sticking out!!




Where's Nicholas?

Daddy and Grant

surfing on the grass

Can't believe he's almost a 1st grader!!!

The Beach 2009

We just got home from our bi-annual beach trip. We had a blast as usual!! Once again we stayed at Waterscape on Oakaloosa Island-right outside of Destin. The kids just love the pools there and for the 1st time really enjoyed getting in the ocean. The water was so beautiful and just the right temperature. We once again went with our friends, Brooke and Mitchell Keathley-who probably don't want kids after this trip :) What can I say, boys will be BOYS!!!

Nicholas really ventured out in the water this trip and has learned to "doggie paddle". This child has come a long way since spring break when he would barely put his big toe in the water!! Harrison manuvers around in his life jacket just great and is so easily entertained. Grant is my beach bum, in the afternoons when Nicholas and Harrison were taking a nap he and I would head down to the beach and just sit there and relax, he really loves being at the beach. Each year keeps getting easier and easier with the boys getting older, next year should be a breeze at ages 3,5,&7. Beach -we'll miss you til next year, until then we have pictures to remember all the fun times...
Grant in the pool playing waterguns

Nicholas hopping on for a piggy back ride

Harrison "doing his thing"

Daddy showing Grant how to boogie board

Grant catching a wave

Loves those crab legs

Showing off their tats

3 boys in the hot tub

Family(-)Harrison ocean shot

Look at that 5 lb $150 lobster!!!

Grant with Brooke and Mitchell

The other side of the table

Nicholas playing in the sand

Nicholas and Mitchell

Grant and Nicholas riding the train outside of Harry T's

Posing Nicholas

Harrison in his beloved Elmo shirt





Nicholas in the kayak

What we've been doing lately...

We haven't been up to too much lately, just trying to enjoy those last lazy days of summer and trying to keep busy doing FUN things!! Don't have too much to say about these pictures, just the kids"being kids" and having FUN!!





Harrison being silly with a bike helment and 3-D glasses on...

Grant loving on his little buddy...

Nicholas with his pretty smile...

The 3 together...

Sooooo sweet...

I think he looks so cute with his hat on backwards...

Dancing...

Dancing...

and more dancing...

Posing for a picture while playing outside...

Doing a little yard work...

Big buds...

Watching a movie with daddy...

Rare loving pose between these 2...