Bowling is NOT our Forte

Oh, what a sad face. Addie was so excited about Connor's bowling party, and then realized that she would have to bowl with bowling balls. I'm not sure exactly what her objections were, but they started with not wanting to put on the ugly shoes (a girl after my own heart) and ended with a complaint of the ball being too heavy. Oh well, we'll try it again in a few years!
Here's Connor and Addie together. Connor is in her class at school, and Addie informed me the other day that he'd been her boyfriend for "at least 6 months". I'm not sure Connor agrees with that statement... We found something fun to do at the bowling alley - the arcade!

Swimming with the Millers

I had to put this picture in of Lainey and Addie after swimming. I thought it was so cute of the two of them.

Jenna's Birthday Party

Here are some pictures from my niece Jenna's 2nd birthday party. She turned two and had a JoJo's circus birthday party at her house in Moulton.
Emme and Addie loved this little pink jeep and rode in it all night. Addie has never wanted to ride in these types of cars before, so I was surprised she tried it. But once she tried it, she loved it!
Sawyer loved being in the swing! Marlo had gone to the Alabama game so wasn't there for the party. She and the kids flew back to Texas on Monday. We were sad to see them go!

Our Family Trip to Seacrest Beach

Braving Hurricane Gustav, we decided to go ahead with our trip to Seacrest Beach. I'm glad we did, what perfect weather! Thankfully where we were staying on 30-A got missed altogether by the Hurricane. Unfortunately my brother-in-law, Travis, was unable to come from Dallas due to his work schedule, but Marlo and the kids flew into Birmingham and drove down with my parents. And my brother Brent and sister-in-law Monica were able to come for the beginning of the week. If you've never stayed at Seacrest Beach resort you should check it out. It is such a beautiful spot, and it has an unbelievable 12,000 square foot pool on the property. If you are interested in renting the 4 BD, 3 1/2 BA house we stayed in, the web address is http://www.vrbo.com/69175">www.vrbo.com/69175

Here's some pictures of us enjoying dinner at the Red Bar in Grayton Beach. We were fortunate to get in without a wait. I think that's a first for us!

More Red Bar pictures - sorry about the quality. Because the lights are all red in there, it made my camera do something funny.
Here's Addie and Emme playing possum at Seaside in the shopping area.
Addie running around at Seaside in the amphitheatre. Seaside is one of my absolute favorite places to stay at the beach!
Jeremy and Addie along with Brent and Jenna at Pier Park in Panama City. This area was only about a 10 minute drive from Seacrest Beach. Monica loves the Back Porch, so we went to eat there. After dinner Emme had to use the potty so Marlo took her in there. There was some lady "doing #2" in there, and Emme is very sensitive to smells! She threw up all in the bathroom because the smell gagged her! The lady came out and apologized profusely. Addie and I had just walked in there during the whole ordeal and I felt so bad for the lady. Then Addie refused to go into the bathroom because she had seen Emme throw up. We had to book it back to our house! You never know what's going to happen with these kids!
Watermelon time!

Mom brought a recipe for watermelon mojitos that she clipped out of a magazine. We had a fresh watermelon, so we went for it. You can see it in the glass that Marlo's holding. It was a great summertime drink!
Here's Addie and Emme enjoying dinner at the Old Florida Fish House. I had some great sushi there! There is a full sushi bar but you can only order from a small sushi menu if you are eating in the dining room.

Sawyer decided he'd pass on the sushi!
We decided after dinner to ride down to Rosemary Beach to enjoy their nice playground. Unfortunately the mosquitos were out and we had to leave early.

Marlo and Sawyer - Sawyer is 17 months old. What a big boy! Relaxing with my dad as the kids play at the playground at Rosemary Beach.
After a hot day at the pool, what's better than a push-up? How about sharing one with cousins?

We decided we better remove most of the clothes before we got out the push-ups!

We finally went to the beach the last day we were there. Even though we didn't get the hurricane rain, the winds pushed the surf high and our beach was pretty much non-existent for the first part of the trip. Thank goodness we had that big pool! Here's Mim with Addie and Emme:

We had way too much fun and were all pooped out by the end of the trip. Poor Sawyer couldn't even hold his head up!

Addie Lu's 4th Birthday Party

We had Addie's 4th "friend" birthday party at the club. She wanted a Little Mermaid party, so I found a mermaid to come to her party! Hannah is from Moulton, and has been a mermaid at several parties. Isn't she beautiful? You can't see it in the picture, but her dress has a tail! Anyway, all the kids were asking her questions like she was truly Ariel. I thought it was funny that one little girl asked her why she had a tail AND legs. Too funny!
Here's Addie's birthday cake. I got brave this year and made the cake myself. It ended up being a lot larger than I thought, and Jeremy had to cover a wave board with foil to have something large enough to put it on. I thought it turned out cute, but more importantly, it tasted good!
Here I am cutting the cake for the kids. I'm glad the cake was so big, we only had a little bit left!
Addie didn't want to take time out from swimming to open her presents, but I finally enticed her up to the present pile. Thanks to everyone for such cute gifts!
Danny loves his pink float and Jeremy wishes he had one too!

Addie Lu's School Birthdy Party

I had a little party for Addie at Decatur Heritage.
Here's Addie and her class. She really likes her new teacher, Mrs. Hendriks. There are a lot of kids in her class from the 3 year program, and also several new friends.

Top Row (L-R): Thomas, Brian, Mary Peyton, Avery, Lauren Grace, Nicholas S., and Mrs. Hendriks

Bottom Row (L-R): Synclair, Nicholas T., Addie Lu, Bonnie Madison, Connor, and Kiley Grace

Family Fun for Addie's Birthday

We always have a family birthday party for Addie at our house and both families come over for dinner. We have lots of family fun!
Here's Jeremy's dad, Rickey, on the left, with his granddad, Wayne, and uncle, Randy. I thought this was a cute picture of the three of them. Rickey's actually giving Wayne a kiss!
Addie HAS to wear her goggles when she's in the pool!
This is Jeremy's mom, Denise, and his grandmom, Leasle.
Marly and Jeremy's aunt, Donna
My brother was the only man who was man enough to shed the shirt and get in the pool!
Addie with her cupcakes I made her. They are pink lemonade flavored and supposed to look like little drinks with straws. I think my theme was lost in translation a little bit! No one seemed to get why I had put the little straws in there. But I thought they were cute!
Addie with our friends Ann and Jon. They are close family friends of ours and distant relations. Mom, Addie, and I are going with them to Disney World in December.
Here she is opening up some of her gifts.

She loved the pom-pom's Jeremy's grandmother gave her!
Marlo and Travis sent a "Hannah Montana" wig for her. She really looks funny with blond hair!
She also got a Hannah Montana guitar. She is sharing with Jeremy's cousin, Bryant Reece.
We finished up with sparklers out by the pool. I think Addie had a wonderful birthday!