He's a Good Man

This afternoon, Adam was brave enough to take Rusty and Sam on a walk around the neighborhood all by himself. He knew this mama and her belly probably wouldn't make it in the ridiculous heat, but his furry son needed the exercise....so off they went!

Happy Birthday, Mimi!

Everyone got together tonight at Bobi and Pop Pop's house to help Mimi celebrate her 83rd birthday.

All of the boys enjoyed playing together in the back yard - baseball, frisbee, golf, riding toys...they were into anything and everything!

Adam was sweet enough to "pose" for Mimi in hopes of getting a picture of himself he could give her on her birthday (especially since she LOVES his beard so much...) ;)

After dinner, the whole crew gathered around Mimi to sing and help her blow out her candles. The littlest boys were very interested in the cake and couldn't wait to dig in.

I guess all of the excitement and sugar from the night had finally gotten to my two boys - they are so silly but so much fun!

Happy Birthday, Mimi! We love you!

Lazy Weekend

Afternoon Snack

Sam insisted on using a fork to eat his snack all by himself. What a big boy!

The Shirt Says It All

Sam is a "Major Hunk!"

First Trip to the Beach - Orange Beach 2011

Bright and early Wednesday morning Lili, Shuffie, Adam, Sam and I loaded up and headed to Orange Beach for Sam's first beach vacation. We timed our drive so that we could meet Aunt Lisa for lunch in Fairhope and celebrate her birthday a few days early.

After we ate lunch, we said our goodbyes and it wasn't long before we arrived in Orange Beach. Sam caught one glimpse of the water and sand from our balcony and was ready to go check it out.

He loved when the water would wash up and hit his feet and every time another wave was coming he would say "Here it comes, here it comes!"

Sam and Daddy had so much fun playing in the water.

Sam, Shuffie and Lili

Sam and Shuffie getting their feet wet.

Thursday was our first full day to be able to spend at the pool and the beach so...

Sam didn't waste any time getting dressed and ready to go out!

We had to bring Sam's "digger" so he could work in the sand,

but a boy can only do so much work before it is time for a little rest and relaxation - especially on vacation!

After a short rest and a lunch break, we all headed back to the beach so Daddy and Sam could build sand castles.

Where are your legs Sam?

Now Daddy's legs have disappeared too - silly boys! :)

Friday night we went to eat dinner at one of our favorite places, Lulu's.

We took a few family pictures before it was time to head to...

play putt putt golf!

Sam got a hole-in-one ALL BY HIMSELF but couldn't pull off the win - Daddy was just too good.

We had a little time after golf before the outlet mall closed so we decided to do a little shopping. The boys and the girls split up to make the most of our time and those boys ended up in the Nike store pretending to be baseball players!

To rewards the boys for their patience while we shopped, we stopped at the TCBY on the way back to our condo. Shuffie and Sam found a good seat and couldn't wait to eat their ice cream.

Saturday was our last full day at the beach and I couldn't let the trip go by without at least one picture of me and my sweet boy.

He sure did look cute in all of his beach gear!

Poor Shuffie! Daddy and Sam buried him in the sand and Sam thought it was so funny.

Sunday morning we went to our favorite little beignet place once more before it was time to start the long, sad drive home.

As we were passing through Fairhope we were able to stop again and meet Aunt Lisa at the park to feed the ducks and geese.

There was a sweet older man riding his bike through the park and he stopped and gave us a bag of corn to feed them. They sure loved the corn a whole lot more than the bread we had for them!

Look at all of them!

We could have stayed at the pretty park all day, but unfortunately our fun had to end because it was time to head to Jackson to check on our pup Rusty.

A BIG thank you to Lili and Shuffie for a wonderful trip to the beach. We had so much fun!

Feeding the Ducks

We ate dinner tonight at Grant's Kitchen on Lakeland and Sam spotted some ducks in the parking lot. We saved some of our bread from dinner and went out to the lake behind the restaurant when we finished eating to see if we could find any ducks to feed. Sam sure did enjoy looking and waving at all of them and he even got to feed a few ducklings. They were so cute!