A Wet Beach Weekend

We went to Orange Beach a couple weekends ago for our first family beach trip of the summer. I can't believe it took us this long to make it down to the Gulf but oh well, at least we made it. The only downer about the whole thing was it was the first time in a month that it rained down there......and when I say rain, I mean RAINED!!!!! I truly thought we were in the middle of a tropical storm. We made the most of it.............went to the beach every chance there was a break in the rain, spent lots of money at the arcade, and ate till our tummies couldn't stand it anymore.

Can you tell by this picture how rough the waves/water was?!?!?!?

We even took our fave sitter, Sarah and her friend Linda, down to the beach as a "thank you" trip for all she/they do for us. She is like a big sister to my boys and they love her to pieces. Sorry Sarah and Linda, I couldn't produce more sunshine for ya ;)

We also met up with our friends the Holmes'. Our boys love getting together and hanging out. If you look in the background you will see Ryan too. He was too busy to get a pic taken. ;)

We even got to visit with Granny Rie (Rod's mom) while we were there.

Never have seen this before in an arcade but this place had a "game" (as Wilson called it) where you watched it make your fresh cotton candy. There was no getting out of spending that $3. LOL

Bye for now..............but look for more beach posts coming up. We aren't done with the sand and surf just yet. One more trip (but sshhh, don't tell our teachers....it's after school starts back) as a family is on the books. Can't wait!!!!!

Holiday weekend at the lake!

This holiday weekend we were blessed enough to be invited by 2 different families to join in their festivities at Lake Martin. We had SO much fun and made some great memories. On Saturday, we headed up to the Cabbage's cabin to spend some time with our sweet friends Jennifer and Ryan and their 3 boys. This visit was extra special because Ryan just took a job at UNC-Charlotte as the Head Golf Coach and this amazing family will soon be leaving Auburn. We will miss them greatly but look forward to more impromptu visits at the lake when they come home to visit. (WARNING: LOTS of pics below)

Day 1 started like this:
And ended like this.....................


Day 2 begins....................... This time we were at the Dubberley cabin. Of course, once again lots of fun and friends.


And this is how it ended...........................

The 4th with Family!

The 4th of July has come and gone and I hope all of you had a great holiday as did we. We spent our 4th with mostly family (and friends whom are like family) swimming, cooking ribs, playing in bounce houses and on water slides. And of course ended it with Auburn's firework show. Happy Birthday America! Until next year.....enjoy some red, white and blue.

Nate and Ali

Rod, Brad and Dave. Each sporting an American color.....did you guys plan that?!?!? ;)

I tried to explain to W that the tiaras were for girls but he didn't mind sporting one anyway.

Sweet Bradley....aka Beebs!

Little man..... excuse me,I mean BIG man Haynes.

Nothing like an impromptu show of our VBS songs. It was hilarious.