VBS Picnic

On the Friday after VBS, we had a picnic for all of the children & volunteers on the church playground. The UMM & UMW take care of everything, so we just get to come and have fun. Well, everyone was having a great time....and then the bottom fell out! We didn't even know it was supposed to rain! We ended up wet, but the boys had an amazing time playing the newly formed muddy puddles. However, we're not sure they had as much fun as some of the older men had watching them! They just kept laughing and saying how awesome it was that the boys were filled with so much joy. One friend asked us why we weren't panicking over how dirty they'd become, but we just laughed. By now, we've discovered several laundry tricks that help us remove almost all trace of filth, just leaving us with fun memories!

 

Back To School Beach Bash

Last week, Gulf Shores held their annual Back To School Bash down on the main beach. It's a fun party to celebrate the end of summer, filled with s'mores, sno cones, a DJ, and a balloon artist. The weather was amazing, and the boys were excited to see several of their friends there. We had a great time, and we played until it was too dark to play anymore! 

Still Life

Now that baby girl is a busybody, we'll just have to look back at the photos of her while she would sit still! If you ever wondered why we show more baby pics than anything, it's because babies stay put. Now we're gonna need a GoPro cam to keep up with these 3 wild ones! 

On The Move

Well the day has arrived....Hayden Kate is crawling! And let us tell you, there's no stopping her now. She thinks she's mastered this skill (she hasn't quite), and now she's way more interested in trying to pull up on everything. We are not feeding her new interest, as we keep sitting her back down & distracting her. What a difference three kids makes! Ha!

We'll encourage that soon, but hit now we're trying to baby proof & figure out how to trap her in safe areas. And having a girl brings another challenge we quickly realized....you can't crawl in a dress! After watching her get all tangled up in one the other day, we've decided that they've got to go until she's standing. 

Here are some pics of her trying to overcome the step into the playroom. Notice her tongue hanging out....that's her concentration face! She's really working hard here, while we're just watching and laughing...and taking pics! 

Park Fun

Friday night, we met Bo's parents at the Robertsdale park. The boys played in the splash pad area until it got a little too crowded, then we headed over to the playground. We pretty much had the run of the place, and had fun pretending that the "lava" was going to get us. It didn't hurt a thing that the weather was gorgeous!

Trying So Hard

This girl wants to crawl SO badly! She gets up, rocks, tries to move her legs, and then gets frustrated & goes back down on her belly. Soon enough, though, she'll be off & there'll be no stopping her. Is it wrong that we kind of want to discourage her from moving?

 

Beach Babies