Guess What?????

The Fireworks

 

One of our favorite nights of the year is when we head to the beach to watch the Perdido Beach Resort's annual fireworks show. We love seeing the show set against the backdrop of the condo lights and the sea. We were afraid that this year might be rained out, but we were determined to try and see them if we could stand it! We were not disappointed at all. The rain let up about 30 minutes before the show...giving us plenty of time to get to the beach & stake out our little spot. Not that we had to worry...there were hardly any other people there besides us! We watched an awesome show that both boys loved, then we headed home. We pulled back into the driveway to the rain starting up again. We just laughed because we knew we were given a small but perfect window in which to enjoy our beloved show!

 

July 4th Recap

Well, the long holiday weekend wasn't exactly what we were expecting, but don't think for one minute that we let the almost non-stop rain dampen our parade! As a matter of fact, we packed so much in to the last 4 days that it's going to take us awhile to show you all of it & to regroup ourselves! We only ended up missing out on two things...the Gulf Shores fireworks that were cancelled 4 minutes into the show, and a party that we ended up being too worn out to attend. Other than that, we had a big time this weekend!

 

We'll start our little recap with the 4th itself. We had a delicious BBQ lunch at Bob & Randi's, enjoying the company of Bo's parents & Tanner's cousin Ben. Lunch was just too, too good....it really doesn't get better than BBQ sides, let's be honest. The weather stayed dry long enough for the boys to get their fill of the water slide & outdoor toys, and the weather also kept it cool enough outside for all the adults to enjoy sitting around & laughing at their antics. We stayed almost all afternoon, until we headed home without the boys, who went home with Paul & Jan. We were so exhausted by all the fun (and by Bo being up at 3:30 working on his smoker), that we were asleep by 7:30. Party people we are not! It was a great day, with lots of laughter & family.....just the way we like it!

 

 

Let Freedom Ring!

Hope everyone has enjoyed a wonderful July 4th filled with friends, family, food, & fellowship! We are so blessed to live in a country with so many freedoms, and we thank all of our past & present service people for all they've done to protect these precious rights. God Bless America!

 

Here's a photo from our public beach, as well as our monkeys enjoying the celebrations. Have a great rest of the holiday weekend, and we'll see you on Monday!

 

It's The Final Countdown

The countdown to the long holiday weekend is almost done! The salsa is finished, the BBQ is on the smoker, and the boys' outfits are ready (priorities, people!). We still have a few event plans to finalize, but we're definitely in the mood to celebrate! The main thing is we need to keep praying that the projected weekend storms don't wash all of our plans out completely!

What Goes Up....

The way Harrison says "up" is one of our favorite things. Instead of just saying it correctly, he says "uppy". It's so cute!! Especially when he's asking to be picked up. "Uppy?" as a question just doesn't get cuter! 

In other "up" news, Hampton told us last week that something was stuck in his nose. Tanner just had a conversation with a bunch of friends about this a few days before, so she jumped into action. We grabbed the flashlight, tweezers, and Hamp to investigate. Amazingly, Hamp didn't enjoy this & freaked out. We didn't see anything, so we calmed him down & showed him how to blow out one nostril at a time. We sort of forgot about it, until Hampton brought Tanner this slimy bead & told her it came out. We were thankful that this whatever it is came out of his nose, but we weren't too thrilled to have to deal with it in the first place! 

Beach Week

Since the fourth is Thursday, it seems like every person on earth is here at our beaches! It's been years since we've seen so many vacationers at one time. We're busy making fun plans for our favorite week of the summer, and we've also found some great un-touristy places to hide out. Our new must-have Mexican restaurant is on the list, as well as the fountains. It's never crowded & always a blast for the boys. Plus, it's great to be able to run to the grocery, play in the fountains, then make the short drive home, all without getting on the uber crowded hwy 59!