The Howards

Friday

Thursday

Grandpa has a Gator, and he's been dying to let Hampton go for a ride. Sunday, he finally got his wish when we went up to their house for a quick visit. Tanner is very protective, so she made sure that Bo was holding on to him for dear life! Tanner even went on a ride to try it out. It's not scary, but hey, you can never be too careful!

Hampton relaxing in his chair after an exhausting ride on the Gator.

Don't worry....there's no way anyone would let him ride back there!

riding around in their automobile...baby beside Grandpa at the wheel

Wednesday

Foley Train Museum

One of our favorite places to take Hampton is the train museum in Foley. Open for a few hours on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, it is really a little boy's dream place! And since it's free, how can you beat it? It had been awhile since we'd been, so we decided to take Hampton on Saturday. We got to ride the new train, which is adorable. The volunteer staff had been saving up their donations to get it, and it was definitely worth the wait. We also checked out the model train exhibit, complete with Thomas, and played outside on the small and life-sized train cars. If you're ever down this way, we highly recommend this fun little stop!

Hampton watching the trains on the 0-Gauge exhibit

playing in the "coal" that's inside the mini train outside

The new ride-on train car. The conductor makes this a very fun ride!

Just one tiny part of the model train exhibit. There's too much too see all at once!

Tuesday

Treasure Beads

One of Hampton's favorite "toys" is his pirate chest filled with "treasure" aka Mardi Gras beads. We keep them out of his reach, but he can see the chest in his bookcase, and about once a week he wants us to get them down for him. Which means we spend about 2 days with beads all over the house! He puts them on, drags them around, takes them out of the chest, and puts them back in again. He just loves them! We thought you'd enjoy seeing what he looked like as he appeared from his room all decked out in his finest. Don't worry.....he'll share with you if you'd like. He LOVES to put them on Mommy, too!

Monday

Dinner Out

One of our favorite places to eat is Lillian's Pan Pizza in Perdido Key. The pizza is wonderful and we love their back patio, especially when there's a breeze. Hampton loved running around the deck, since we had it to ourselves when we first arrived. Hamp was also entertained by his Thomas set and his grandparents while we waited on our yummy pizzas to arrive. You just can't complain when you're at Lillian's...even if Bo & Granddaddy did get a few rain drops on them!