The Biggest Bathtub Ever!!

We just got home from Gulf Shores last night, where Brody discovered the biggest bathtub of his life - the ocean! When he saw it for the first time, he kept yelling "Bath! Bath!" It was too cute!

We went on a Dolphin Cruise in Orange Beach. Brody slept through most of it, but we enjoyed it anyway. I have been on these before, but usually you might spot a dolphin half a mile away, maybe. This time there were groups of them jumping in the wake right beside our boat. I would have given anything for Brody to have seen them. But he snoozed right though it. Here we are with my grandparents and Brooke and Caleb, waiting to board our boat.
All suited up and on the lookout for dolphins!! ..........if only I weren't sooo sleepy.......


Of course, we took some beach pictures one evening. Some of them turned out pretty good.

Brooke and Noni


The Condo had an awesome kiddie pool with palm tree sprinklers and water sprayers and all kinds of fun things. We spent just as much time there as we did at the beach!

It was "high tide" while we were there, and we got to see some pretty amazing waves. Check out what happened one day when the tide rolled in right up past the chairs and umbrellas. It created a neat little river of water between the chairs and the condo that was perfect for Brody to sit and play in while I sunbathed. You can see Brody playing in the water below.



Brody and Brooke catching some rays....

And so it begins....

Well, our month long list of June vacations started last week. Brody and I practically have somewhere to be nearly every week this month. Which is totally okay with me. I could be gone somewhere every weekend of the year, and I would be just fine. We are even letting Brent come along on one of our trips! (Poor guy usually gets stuck at home working.) Thank goodness I have a child that loves to travel and doesnt mind being in a carseat, or maybe its just that he hasnt had much choice yet. He is 15 months old and has already been to AR (duh), LA, TX, CO, MO, MS, AL, and FL. He has been on 2 trips on an airplane, and he survived an 8 hour drive when he was only 5 months old. I'd say I have an expert traveler on my hands!

Our most recent adventure was to Lake Claiborne for a few days. My mom rented us a cabin on the lake, and we were there Wednesday to Saturday. The cabin was great, the weather was perfect, and we had a wonderful week of playing in the sand and riding in the boat!


Here are some pics from our week!

Brooke and Brody helping Noni make a chocalate cake - YUM!
We had a little playground right near the cabin that Brooke and Brody had a blast playing on.
Brody surprised the heck out of me and was climbing everything there! And I'm not just talking about the little steps - he climbed this ladder thing in like 5 seconds flat! I swear he is going to give me a nervous breakdown.
He was a huge fan of the sand and water. He dug and piled and filled buckets and made mud pies and splashed until he wore himself flat out.

He also did much better in Uncle Ryan's boat this year. Last year, his life jacket swallowed him whole, and the wind blowing in his face took his breath away. He laughed the whole time this year!

Uncle Ryan and Aunt Tara
Brent came down on Friday when he got off work. I thought these pictures of him and Brody turned out so sweet.

We came home, washed our clothes, and re-packed them. We leave for Gulf Shores Wednesday morning! See ya' then!

Three Amigos

We made it back safely from Heber Springs, and we had a great trip. Brody and I met Alicia & Will and Cassie & Shelby for a little R&R over the weekend. I don't know who we were kidding, you don't do much resting or relaxing with three kids 2 and under in the house. But we had fun chasing them around!

Now that Brody can run around, he really had fun with Will and Shelby, and could definately interact with them better. It is so much fun to see how much the kids change everytime we meet up, b/c we really only see each other three or four times a year. Anyway, here are a few pics from the weekend!

Brody and I met Alicia and Will at their house Thursday afternoon, and they rode on to Heber with us. We arrived a little before Alicia got homr from work, so Brody took advantage of a good time to play with somone else's toys! Here he is swinging on Will's swingset:

When we all got to Heber, we made a quick stop at WalMart for some groceries. I was getting a few strange looks as I was pushing this cart around. I am sure they were thinking, "Doesn't she know what causes that??"

They boys playing in the tub before bed:

The 3 Amigos ready for a day of shopping!!
Playing in the dressing room at Target. Again, we got a few more looks when we all came pouring out of there....

Now this, my friends, is a miracle. Getting three babies to sleep at the same time is no easy task. I know we were in a car, but still, this was the one and only time it happened all weekend long.

Playing in WalMart:
Having fun at the play center in Chick-Fil-A:


Brody would climb up to about the curve in the slide, then slide back down. He loved it!

Getting ready to say Goodbye!

Supposed to be packing.....

Brody and I are heading to Heber Springs this afternoon to spend the weekend with some friends, and I have a million things to wash and pack, so I am just going to post some pics and explain them as we go....

Mom and I went to Hot Springs last Friday to get her new cabinet doors, so as usual, we made a little trip out of it. On the drive up, we got tickled when we looked back and saw this. They were both taking their milk-milk abd rubbing their ear. Now I know where Brody picked up that habit!

Eating at a little Italian restaurant called Angel's in downntown HotSprings. It was yummy!
We also rode the "Duck" while we were there. Brooke had never been on it, so we knew she would enjoy it.

Noni, Brooke, and Brody:

Their favorite part was when the Duck went out into Lake Hamilton, of course. Sorry, didn't get any good pics of this part...

Sunday night, Brent and I left Brody with my mom, and we went to a Carrie Underwood concert with Ryan and Tara in Little Rock. She put on a great concert, and we had a wonderful time.

Josh Turner opened up the show, and he was really good as well. I just love to hear him sing....
(And as you can see, we had AWESOME seats!!!)

And here are a few pics I got of Carrie:

We ate dinner at Dad and Karen's last night. Brody was a little ham as usual. So, I couldnt resist pulling out the ole' camera.

Playing with Daddy's tie again:

And this is his new favorit thing to do - Play Wii!! He has watched us play a time too many, I guess, because he has the perfect swing down and everything. You can see him swinging his "golf club" in a few of these:
He even watches the TV while he does it. He is just too smart!! (And I am not biased or anything...)