The party must go on....

It has really not rained much here ALL SUMMER--especially in the morning hours--so I did not think one thing about scheduling a pool party for Preston in August from 10-12.  Did not even give it a second thought......maybe I should have.

We woke up Saturday morning to some clouds but I was still optimistic. Sure enough at 9:50 it started sprinkling.  By the time all of the kids arrived the BOTTOM FELL OUT and the wind was blowing the rain in torrents.  At 11:50, as the children were leaving, the sun came out.  Go figure.  But the party went on!!  Thankfully Squire Creeks toy closet was amply supplied with things to do that the kids could play with inside.  Not what I envisioned....but it had to do :)

Not sure what P will remember about this birthday party.  The marker sword wars?  The hula hoop competition?  His birthday kiss from Ally?  I guess I might never know.  What I will remember is how old he looks to me in these pictures, and that it really does feel like he is growing up.

Have a great week!

***HUGE thanks to the extremely talented Sarah Jeffords for capturing these images.  I have 238 if any of you family types are interested in seeing them all :)

Happy 4th Birthday Preston!

Happy Birthday to you, Preston!  My, it's hard to believe it was 4 years ago that I was hooked up to the pitocin drip in the wee hours of the morning watching Olympic beach volleyball awaiting your arrival.  You are VERY MUCH loved by your parents and your brother--even when you are tired. (HA!)  Can't wait to watch you continue to grow...thus far it has been such a wonderful journey.....

Family Picture

Lord, you have blessed me so richly beyond measure.  Thank you for everything--the good days, the bad ones, the in between--that I get to share with these precious men of God.  Please guide my path that it would light the way for these little ones and please remind me daily of your Divine plan for Jeff and my life.

Vacay in Pictures

I realize this is picture overload....but I figured you all would rather see pictures than read commentary....so here they are :)  We had a great trip!  Many thanks to Miss Shelby and Miss Paige for helping out so Mommy and Daddy could have a little fun too!!

Greetings from Perdido!

Had to make a quick stop at the Orange Beach public Library to see our family beach pictures so I thought I'd blog really quickly!  Having a great time and boys are doing great.  Our family pics we took yesterday morning at 6AM (YIKES!) turned out wonderfully and I can't wait to share. We made a trip to the Gulf Shores Zoo yesterday that was a lot of fun. This morning we took P on his first parasail adventure and can't wait to see what more the week has in store.  More later.....

PS--HAPPY BIRTHDAY KK!  Hope it was a great one!

Dog Days

Whew it's HOT!  If you have never lived South of the Mason-Dixon line in August (and September for that matter!) you don't know what the dog days of Summer are!  So, we are making the best of it and coming up with other (indoor) things to do :)

Certainly not just for amusement was our trip down to Ball Wednesday to see the boys great-grandparents.  I am so glad we made the trip because it was so good just to spend time with them. Nana came with us to and although it was a short stay I really feel like they got to see a lot of the boys and we all got a chance to visit.

Yesterday, I got a text from a friend who said a group of moms were going to rent out the indoor jumpy place in town and split the cost and she wanted to know if I was interested....YES PLEASE!  P is a little ball of energy and it's just about to hot even to go to the pool!  So, he went all out for 2 hours--his hair was DRIPPING WET when we left--and John Cole even got in on the action.  John Cole woke up this morning with a runny nose, so letting him get on the jumpys may not have been my best parenting move, but it was hard for me not to because he wants to PLAY!  In the last day, he has started to want to stand up ON HIS OWN!  Of course, he falls flat on his bottom after a few seconds but he is certainly TRYING.  Whew...we really are going to have a walker soon...

I digress.  So after the jumpy playdate we headed to Outback to celebrate Daddy's 35th birthday!  It was, of course, not a relaxing meal but to see Jeff surrounded by his two boys made my heart so full.  We made a quick trip to Academy for soccer shorts and some UnderArmour (I guess I'm getting on the bandwagon :) , hit up the Orange Leaf, then headed home. 

Today is a day of getting ready for THE BEACH!  We leave in the morning.  Please pray for our safe travels and sanity for me in the car....

Hope you are staying cool!