Cousins!

John and Amelia stopped by for a couple hours on Saturday morning. Pour Amelia wasn't feeling very well, but she seemed to plow through and have some cousin fun! It was great seeing you. Hopefully we can do it again soon.

"Yay! My cousin is here to play!"

Lexie and Amelia

Brothers and their little girls

Peanut Butter lover

2 weeks of Destin beach bliss!

In July, Dave packs his bags and heads for his annual guys fishing trip to Alaska for about 10 days. Since I have 2 girlfriends who are SAHM with girls 3 months older than Lexie, I thought it might be fun to plan another girls trip (we all went to Sea Island, Ga together in June).

Lexie and I arrived in Destin on a Friday followed by Stephanie, her daughter Taylor, our sitter Elie, and Nicki (btw, I highly recommend bringing a sitter to the beach when there are multiple kids). We had a great low key weekend with great weather (the water was a little rough due to hurricane Bonnie). Nicki had to leave on Monday to get back to work. But we had Mandy and her daughter, Zarin on their way.

For the entire week, it did not rain once nor did we see any oil or tar balls. We did see a lot of BP workers patrolling the beaches looking bored out of their minds - which is a great thing!

Lexie, Taylor, and Zarin played awesome together and it was a joy to see them interact. We got them matching swimsuits and matching rompers. They looked so cute! But it was so hard to get a good picture of all 3 of them. . . . .

Mandy and Z left on Friday, while another wonderful friend came, Britney. Stephanie and Taylor left Saturday while my Mom drove down. My Mom's sisters and their children were going to be in town over at Topsail. I extended my stay a few days due to the fact that my G'ma was going to have all 3 of her great grandchildren in one room! By this time, it was nearly 2 weeks since Lexie and I had seen Dave. But who knows when the next time GG's 3 great grand kids will be together again. So special! Again, it was hard to get pictures. . . .

The 2 weeks at the beach was so much fun! Though it seemed like our condo was a revolving door - it was a blast having so many of my closest friends come. It's a shame that everyone wasn't there at once. Maybe next year. I have a feeling this will become my annual "alaska-ish" girls trip!

Destin water/beach


Our AWESOME baby sitter that came for the week

Saying good bye to Aunt Nicki

The sweet Taylor hugs that Lexie was afraid of

Dinner time!

Scrub a dub dub in the tub!

The little people and their matching suits

The group minus our fabulous sitter, Elie

Mommies night out

3 cutest, little beach buds - Lexie, Zarin, and Taylor

Lexie and Zarin

My bestie, Britney, with her goddaughter

What can I say, the child has taste! She loves her Louis like her Mama!

Poor Dave. . . . . . she already has my not so cheap taste!

Tired baby in a wagon
One of the most special things about the trip. . . GG with her 3 great grandchildren!!!
Lexie, Sam, and Pearse with their trucks!

Carolina visit and a 1st birthday party

The weekend of July 17, we packed up the car and were Carolina bound. Dave's parents have a second home right outside of Charlotte in S. Carolina. We were going there to see G'ma and G'pops as well as celebate Amelia's first birthday in Charlotte! It was such a fun weekend to see everyone. It's a shame that it went by too quick.

Having some fun pool time before the party

John, Amelia (the b'day girl), Lexie, and Dave

Chasing the bubbles

Cousins

My sweet baby

Happy Birthday sweet Amelia! We had such a fun time celebrating your special day!

Lake fun with G'ma & G'pops

G'ma K and G'pops came back to the South. Since the last time we hosted them at the lake, the lake was pretty much dried up due to that awful drought 3 years ago. We invited them again and we had a lot of water!! Lexie showed her Grandparents how she can swim and how much she enjoys the water. We had a great time and hope to do it again soon!

Pool fun

Trying to drink the water

Feeding the geese with Daddy

Playing with Grandpops

Getting a lot of love from G'ma K and Grandpops

4th of July in Destin - what a difference a year makes!

It's a amazing what a difference a year makes! It has become a tradition that we always end up spending the 4th of July in Destin. Last year was Lexie's Destin debut at just 3 months. Below you can see the difference in just a year!

As always, we had a wonderful time. Especially with our little 15 month old fish who just adores the water! Lexie 3 months - 2009

Lexie 15 months - 2010

3 months - 2009

15 months - 2010
3 months - 2009 - first time the toes touched the gulf!
15 months - 2010- the hundredth time the toes touched the gulf!

3 months - 2009

15 months - 2010

3 months - 2009 - before the fireworks show

15 months - 2010 - before the fireworks show

A blog facelift!

It's been a while since I've blogged and I figured I would start off a new post with my blogs new face lift! Thanks to my oh so sweet friend, Shealy! She redid my blog and I think it looks pretty amazing! I keep telling her that she should do this as a side job. She is so creative. I appreciate your help Bug! You're the best!
I'm in the process of posting more blogs. . . . .