Life at the BEACH.... Sandestin- July 2009

Today we got home from a 5 day trip to Sandestin, FL! Matt had a conference in Baytown Wharf and we stayed at a prime location in the village! The village is like a small square with tons, and tons of places to dine, a few playgrounds, great shopping, etc! Though it isn't beach side we did make to the beach a few times! Speaking of which, when Davis says the word beach it sounds a little bit more like a cuss word- but I promise he is indeed saying beach!!!! We've tried to work on the pronunciation a little bit but it doesn't seem to help too much (besides, does it make us bad parents if we get a small chuckle out of it)? I must admit that the first day we hit the beach Davis wasn't a fan- I was thinking he might be more of a pool boy! However, the 2nd time at the beach went so much better and it turns out he might like the beach after all! Especially when Daddy brings the umbrella, his chair, and he steals all some of Mommy's strawberry daiquiri (virgin of course)! Below are a few pictures of our trip...

Day 1 @ the Beach...

Holding on tight to Daddy.

Getting use to the walking in the sand... it is an art (especially when pregnant)!Day Two: What a difference a day makes (and a daiquiri- Just kidding)!Slurp...

Davis loved this toy watering can both at the beach and the poolOH...MY...GOODNESS! We ADORE this little boy! Apprehensive at first but quickly warms up to almost anyone and anything!!!

Last Day at the Beach...
Playing in the water with Daddy...

Umm... slightly sandy! Wonder Why?

Because Daddy buried him of course!

Mommy, Davis, and Baby Gorman (just shy of 6 months pregnant)!Always a little bit humbling to go the beach while pregnant...

but ALWAYS worth it every time!!!

Poolside- through out the trip!

Daddy had yet to see just how well acclimated Davis was to the pool since Davis and I took Mommy and Me swimming session! Needless to say, Daddy has his hands full and Davis loved jumping off the side of the island & "swimming" to his Daddy!Just chillin'! Actually this is one of the things the lessons taught Davis! To utilize the side of the pool if need be! Need didn't be- let me assure you! However, I impressed that the little fellow can hang on for as long as he can!Out of the pool playing with one of his new favorite fascinations- Thomas the Train! It started out as just a train fascination but once Thomas was discovered quickly escalated! We watched that darn DVD over and over again on this trip!But I do love to hear him say "Choo, Choo"!Lastly, the trip went by in the blink of an eye! Thanks Daddy/Matt for taking us with you!!! Can you please sign up for more conferences like that?????

4th of July

Hi Everyone! I hope you had a good 4th of July! This year the 4th of July fell on a Saturday and I have to say- I LOVED it!!!! Matt had Friday off- so he got a long weekend- yay!!! My parents took Davis to the square for the 4th of July parade and Matt and I got a ton done around the house! It's amazing how productive you feel when you don't have a toddler going behind you undoing all that you have done:) But ya'll know I wouldn't trade him for the world!!!



In the evening we went over to the Stephens house for a good ol' 4th of July cookout! The food, the drinks, ALL the kiddos running around, and good adult company made for a wonderful time! We even got to see good fireworks without having to drive in a bunch of traffic!!! Doesn't get any better than that!!!



Below is Matt and Davis waving to the camera... oh, wait- it's just Matt trying to get Davis to wave to the camera! Amost honey... almost!The first order of business when we get anywhere is for Davis to take off his shoes. The kid hates wearing shoes (especially sandels)! Below is one of our regluars guest on the blog... Miss Avery Thaxton! Sporting her 4th of July apparel!

Next, we have a group shot! From left to right: Sarah V. with Ian (almost 5 months), Sara S. with Lauren (14 months), Liz & Anna (approx. 2 1/2 years), Rosie & Avery (15 months), and of course, me and Davis (22 months). I think I know why God hasn't given me a girl- don't these girls look sooooo cute in their snazy outfits! It makes my heart skip a beat which surely can't be good for my health :) So I must live vicariously through them!

And of course, we tried to get a shot of just the kids.... it went something like this....

Oh, I love my little guy! How did he get to be so big! Then again, how did I get to be so big? Oh yeah, I"m already 6 months pregnant!

Daddy lovin' on Davis!

This was the first time Ian has even been swinging! I think he liked it- look at that cute smile! Ian makes me excited and grateful to be having another baby- especially an adorable little boy!

Who hopefully will share the same dimples has his daddy & big brother...Those dimples are lethal I tell you!!! On both of them...

A view of Miss Avery's full attire-- work it girl!Thanks to Lauren's great sharing abilities Davis loved this little.... ummm... bouncing thing-a-ma-bob! I thought it was super fun!

Anna was queen of the slide and even went down head first a few times! Liz & Sara have started making dresses and everything they create is adorable! Both of the girls had dresses on that thier mommy made especially for the 4th! Did I mention that we are surrounded by cute little girls???

RJ taking Avery down the slide... who says you have to grow up?

Anna patiently waiting her turn for the younger kids to make their way up the ladder!

Sarah and Baby Ian pausing before bedtime for me to snap a quick picture! Unfortunatly, I didn't get a picture of Ian's legs! So many cute adorable folds....I could just eat him up!

Ms. Rosie ("Osie") and Davis watching fireworks! At first he really liked them but then he got so tired he asked to go "Night-Night"! So we drove home and tucked our cute little guy into bed! It was one of the best 4th of Julys ever!!!! Thanks everyone for a good time and thank you to all who have served our country! We love this country and are so thankful to be Americans!

Wordless Wednesday....

A playdate with Gabriella...

The other day Gabriella & my best friend Peaches came over to our new house for our first playdate of the summer! Gabriella just celebrated her first birthday and is a true cutie- don't ya think?Not quite sure why I didn't go slip a shirt on my son.... there really isn't an excuse! We aren't that redneck I promise! Oh.... so cute!

"G" is for Gabriella!

Playing in the pack in play with all the stuffed animals! Davis wasn't very good at sharing his toys- we have a few things we need to work on before Baby Gorman comes don't we?