Family Beach Trip 2012

The week of Labor Day my parents rented us a house in Watercolor! This was our first time staying in Watercolor, and I will have to say it tops my list of my all time most favorite places to stay at the beach. We had a phenomenal trip despite a few rainy days, and there were an endless amount of things for the kids to do! I simply cannot believe I did not get a group shot of us all. The night we all went out for dinner I was planning to take it, but that turned into a fiasco because our sitter did not show up! Mom, Dad, Thomas, Josh, Shelby, and our crew were all there. We have one more year to enjoy a September beach trip before our big girl starts real school!

Ah, yeah, have you ever seen the beaches of 30A look like this? Remnants of Irene, but we still had fun!

Resemblance maybe? Poppy says he looks just like his grandfather!

We had our choice between 6 pools!

They rode in this the entire week, everywhere we went!

Playing chase...

Now to the park...

Which lead to the splashpad...did I mention this place was amazing?

That big sissy loves her baby brothers...

Our three angels!

Now this is funny...the actual homeowners of Watercolor get their own chairs and spots on the beach, separate from the "renters." The day we walked out to the beach to rent our chairs the guy told us we could not sit in this particular area since we weren't homeowners. Lollie proceeded to tell him then we weren't renting chairs which turned into him letting us sit with the "homeowners!" So, for a day, we had to act legit out on the beach!

Another pool...

We tried to cheer our Auburn Tigers on against Mississippi State to no avail, but this little guy still looked cute!

These three had a wonderful week...

Ellie and Greer's favorite...the lily pads!

How beautiful is this place? We rode our bikes through all sorts of fun trails along the lake!

Precious!

Clearly pictures were over by this point!

I hope we make it back next year. Same time, same house, same people!!

Back to School

On August 27, 2012, Greer headed back to school! He is in the 2 year old class this year, and his teachers are Mrs. Debbie and Mrs. Lisa. He is going 3 days a week and absolutely loving it!

He loves wearing his backpack!

He would only allow me to get action shots!

Then, after a week at the beach, on September 11, 2012, big sissy headed back to school! She is in 4k this year and going 5 days per week...sniff sniff. After I realized that she will forever be in school for the rest of her school life for all 5 days, I got a little sad. I will say if anybody can handle it, it would be Ellie. I also must admit she needs it. She just gets bored at home so it has been great for her so far!

Her teachers are Mrs. Beddingfield and Mrs. Snyder. You know you're getting big when you call your teachers by their LAST names! I had to explain this to her the day before school started.

And, in the midst of all of this back to school stuff, we had to say goodbye to our sweet, awesome, fantastic, fabulous...need I say more...nanny, Ashton. The kids loved her, I loved her, Rusty loved her, we all adored our Ashton, but she has already been back once to babysit so we hope to continue seeing her a lot! We love you so much Ashton and miss you like crazy!

Sims 7 Months

Here it is almost September, and he is about to be 8 months, but this post is better late than never, right? On August 4th, Sims turned 7 months. 

 He continues to be a happy little guy and is definitely the most laid-back out of all 3 children. He will sit on the floor for literally an hour just playing with his toys. This may not seem like any big deal to anyone, but it is to me because Ellie and Greer were just not like that! He LOVES his big sister and brother and constantly wants to know where they are and what they are doing. He brings so much joy to this house, and we cannot imagine our lives without him! He had his first real sickness a few weeks ago. Greer got Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease first, and after a few days Sims started running a fever too. We had a rough few days, but we are all healthy now thank goodness!

We love you Simmy!

July Recap

We had our annual "Lollie Beach Trip" in mid-July this year and had a great time. Lollie and I got smart this year and found a babysitter to come a couple of nights so we could get a break, and it was just what we needed since it was just Lollie, me, and the 3 kiddos. I really did not get the camera out very much, but here is a quick look at our trip...

 Dinner out one night and putt putt after...

 When we were pulling in to putt putt, Ellie looked across the street and saw LOTS of fun stuff that caught her eye. We couldn't resist and took them to Gulf Shores to the Track a few nights later! She and Greer absolutely loved it.

 We stayed at G.G. Mama's condo like we always do and had another great trip. G.G. Mama is threatening to sell her condo so this may have been our last trip. Mom and I are very sad about this, but we have vowed to continue the tradition even if it is in a different location! (Sims was there too, but I failed to get any pics of that sweet little thing).

Then, the last weekend of July we headed to Lake Martin for the annual Prewett lake trip. The house we stayed in was very kid-friendly. Greer enjoyed the cute little playhouse...

 The best we could do at a group shot...

 Maw Maw and Simmy. She was a big help with him!

 Sims was excited to meet his little cousin Olivia who is just 3 months younger than him.

 She is so precious!!

 G lovin some watermelon...

 The cousins (minus Olivia). These girls are so sweet and great with our children, and I am so very thankful for that. Ellie looks up to them so much!!

Rusty had some t'shirts made for his business so they are modeling the shirts! Cannot wait to do it again next year!