Grayton Beach ~ day 6

Yep, another rainy day! We decided to swim in the rain...that did not last too long as it was rather chilly considering the sun hasn't shown in 3+ days! Little Mr. Turtle hanging out waiting for the rain to go away!

Mommy, I think it stopped!

All the boys in the house sitting in age order, and no, we did not sit them like that. It is where they landed after showers!! Check out how Gus is looking at his Paran Cory in this picture!!




Good ol' Teenie came to the rescue with sand art! She save baby food jars during the months leading up to the trip and she brought sand back from the beach and we bought some food coloring and baked the sand to dry it out then colored it and there ya have it...sand art!! Gus had the best time helping mix the colors. He was more interested in that than he was making his "art"!











After dinner we headed over to see the family at the State Park. Jake spending some time with his niece and nephews and Gusley.....talking about NASA, stars or something to that effect with Evan no doubt!!

Viv and her uncle Jake!! Gus in the background with the beer box using it as a fan for the fire just like uncle Danny!

Reading up on the contents of beer??

Lucas being Lucas!!! Such a little hambone!!

My picture of the moon taken by none other than my amazing husband!! I tried and tried and tried again to get this picture and he did it in about 3 clicks! Thanks, babe'!

Grayton Beach ~ day 3

Today started off with a little rain, but we were still able to get a good morning swim in! We all took a 3 hour nap and headed to the beach for sunset. We rode our bikes over and met Danny and Bridgette and the kiddos. Gus had the best time with Evan, Lucas and Vivian in the sand and surf. He is totally a beach bum!

Having a great time with daddy in the pool!

Watching the older kids very closely to see just how to swim!

Hummm, I think I got this!

Gus and Vivian deliberating the best way to make a sand castle!

I think they have reached a decision!



Deep in thought....the wheels are always turning!

This is what we do with the boys...put them in a whole and tell them to dig!

Signs of a true beach bum......

Lucas with the first crab of the trip!

Gus being brave. I am having to force him to hold my hands. The water was very rough since Hurricane Alex was brewing in the Gulf.

This my friends, is what the beach is all about!

Keepin' it cool!

August Favorites

I will start this post by apologizing for the overload of pictures, but I am so far behind on the blog I figured this would be the best way to catch up. I have gone through the 100's of pictures I have for the month of August and chose my favorites to share on here. My pictures help me remember the sweet moments we share, whether it be just Gus and I, Jake and Gus, Jake and I or all three of us!!

The pictures are posted from the end of the month down to the beginning of the month. Once I started uploading I realized I was backwards....oh well!!!

This past Sunday we went with Amanda, Tyler and Endi to Jump Zone (an indoor spacewalk place) for open play. This was our first time with Gus and it is safe to say that we may be renting one of these for his birthday!! He had a blast. I did not get many pictures because the camera died due to us being at The Wiggles concert the day before, but I did manage to get a few!! I went with him down a few of the slides at first, but then he wanted to go by himself so I let him and Jake would catch him. He was beaming ear to ear and giggling all the way down!! I love this place and we will definitely be making this a habit...$7 per child and both parents are free and can jump in the spacewalks!!!!!!!!!!!! Jake and I felt like kids again! It was a great afternoon spent with awesome friends followed by a delicious ice cream at Baskin Robins! Can't ask for much more on a Sunday afternoon!

Coming off the slide!!

Our first trip down the slide!!!

Such a big boy in his seat drawing on his mini magnadoodle!

Uprooting Jake's dead ground cover that never made it in the ground!

So excited....The Wiggles show had just begun!

Pure Amazement!

First time drinking from a water fountain at Harvey Park on 08.28.09....needless to say we could not get him away from it!!

These days Gusley no longer needs one of us to slide with him. He prefers to do it all by himself! He will not refuse me if I am up there, but he will climb to the top and get in and go down before I can get to him! One word....INDEPENDENT!!

For once, he chose the "baby" swing!!

Me doing what I love to do....swinging!! Anytime I get a chance to jump on a swing I am on it!!

There was a beautiful rainbow while we were at the park. We could see both sides of it...but could not seem to find the pots of gold!! Shucks!

This is how Gus preferred his ice cream at Pinki's birthday dinner celebration!!!

Mom looking so lovely with her most favorite grandchild of all!!!!!

Gusley finding it very amusing to put his (clean) spoon in my hair!!

No Jake, I did not let him eat with it!

This is how we sleep once Jake gets up! I am thinking we could use a double king size bed!

Gus at the farm with Bonnie and Clyde!

And with Fiona who loves to have her belly rubbed!

Sitting like a big boy at Outback for dinner...mommy was craving a Wallaby Darned!

He would rather go up the slide than down!

Watching the dog show at the County Fair!

Pinki and Pops have an operator when Gusley is at their house! This is his spot!

Can I help you?

Kids night at Chick-fil-A.

The humongous cow cracked him up, but I could never get a picture of his face!

Marley and me!!

I love how he is pointing his little finger at me...telling me what to do at swimming lessons!

This is by far one of my favorite photos of these two!!!

Piggy back rides for Gus and Elmo!!!

Having fun in the backyard with his $1 rake!!

On the pulley at Pinkerton Park!!!

Fingers in the fountain at the Nashville Farmer's Market!!

As you can see, August was obviously a fun, busy month for us!!