"Chuck Cheese"

We went to "Chuck Cheese" (as Caroline says it) a couple of weeks ago with MeMe and Pappy. Caroline LOVED it, especially putting the tokens in the slot and pulling the tickets off when they came out. She really got into that more then she got into playing the games. EXCEPT, for ski ball!!! A couple of pics:

Caroline and Daddy strategizing:Lining up the perfect toss:

Going for it!

Forget it Dad, this works so much better!

Back to the Beach!

Last week we headed back to Orange Beach. This time it was Caroline and I, Mammy, Ginny and the girls, and my Aunt Carol and her son Luke. The trip had very few hairy moments (though it did have some!) and we really had a great time. A few highlights include:

Playing at the beach in the sand and in the ocean. Caroline really got into going into the ocean for the first time this trip. She was fearless and loved trying to jump the waves.Getting pedicures on the balcony. Thanks Mammy!

Going out to eat and trying seafood for the first time for Caroline. (She loved it.) This also includes doing our best walrus impression while waiting for our food to arrive.

Trying to go to the Track to ride rides after 8 pm one night. (This was the most "hairy" time of the entire trip!) Mom spent $70 on tickets and the three girls all had to be pulled off the first ride screaming...it was a chain reaction: first Virginia, then Caroline, then Bibby. We finally forced everyone onto the carousel just to say that we had ridden something. Please notice the facial expressions....not our best night!
Looking at the boats, dancing to the band, and riding the giant ferris wheel at Baytowne.

And most off all just getting to spend time together....

Wordless Wednesday

Point Mallard Pics

I forgot to post these pics from Point Mallard Water Park. Mammy took us on our annual visit a couple of weeks ago. So fun!

The Kiddie Carnival

Friday night Amy and I decided to take the kids to Athens to a carnival that we had heard about. Just she and I took a one-year old (Caroline), a two-year old (Amy's niece), a three-year old (Mary Bibb), a four-year old (Gray), and a six year old (Mary Bradford). Needless to say, things got a a little WILD from time to time, but we had an absolute blast! We went to Village Pizza for dinner and I snapped this shot on the way inside (I was holding Caroline). After a yummy dinner, we headed to the carnival. It was adorable. They had rides for kids ages 1 to around 8ish only. Everything was tiny and so so cute. Caroline and all of the others had the best time. I would definitely recommend it for parents with small children. (We rode more rides than I have pictures of because my camera died.) We enjoyed the rides and the cotton candy and hope to go back soon!

A FaBuLoUs FoUrTh!!!

We had a great Fourth of July! Caroline seemed to love every second of it. We started the day at the club pool. They had a huge inflatable slide set up and games planned for the kids. Caroline's favorites were... Swimming with Daddy

Jumping off the Diving Board

We enjoyed a picnic lunched topped off with lots of juicy watermelon.Then Caroline looked for coins in the pool and

Won a prize!!.....BUBBLES!We finished up our time at the pool with a water balloon tossThat turned into a water balloon FIGHT!After a long nap, we headed to the Ashwander's for a shrimp boil and party. All of us had a blast. They were sweet enough to even have activites for all of the kids. These included sidewalk chalk

And a corn hole game that Caroline thought was her personal "Hide" (slide)

We played and ate and ended the night with sparklers!

Our sweet baby was such a trooper and hung in with us for one more stop that night.......a wagon ride to a friend's backyard to watch the Point Mallard fireworks show. Such a great day to celebrate such a great country!!!