Back to Reality

Well its back to the grindstone today. Of course we have hit the ground running in the reality train for sure!!! We got back home about 9:30 last night and did as little unpacking as was necessary and getting things ready for Aunt Pam to watch the boys today and tomorrow since Mom and Dad are in Savannah on vacation. And what is up with this weather?? I come back to FALL!!! Not that I don't love it, but I had gotten quite use to my flip flops and sunshine at the beach and it's stinking freezing here! So, having to adjust to that!!! Jameson was so excited to be home because he kept telling me how much he missed his toys!!! :) Joey didn't really seem to care one way or the other except for to be getting out of the car!

I was beyond exhausted which is the understatement of the century, and James left for work this morning and his car has broke down about a mile from work! Not the call you want to get at 5 in the morning!!! Thankfully someone he worked with was behind him and he was able to leave his car at a church there and he took him onto work. So, tonight will be filled with car fixing I'm afraid!

However, things were not too insane at the office while I was gone which I am SO thankful for! I'm trying to wrap up some loose ends before the doing the ever dreaded and awful balance of the checkbook after vacation!!! I thought I better blog before this venture or I will have nothing positive to say and will be in a horrid mood for the rest of the week I'm sure! :)

The rest of our trip was really fabulous though. The boys had a great time. We got some sun, James got to fish, and I got to shop! I mean.. who could ask for more?? Plus in the midst of this vacation we were married 6 years! So congrats to us for putting up with each other that long!!! Which reminds me.. Happy Birthday Kay and Ken! I know you had to be 17 the day before our anniversary! :) And Happy Birthday Little Ms. Heidi who turned 3 the day after!

More beach pictures to come.. i know.. surprised right?? LOL! But what's a vacation or event without 10,000 pictures to document it! Hope you all have a Terrific Tuesday and apparently its Happy Fall Ya'll!!!

2011 Family Beach Trip - Day Two & Three

Okay Okay.. I know ya'll are tired of seeing my posts, but I know if I wait until I get back I will never remember what we did and when... so here we go..

Day Two:

It rained..... there was thunder.... there was lightning... there was a cleared up few moments in which we braved the pool, but then had to run back into the house when the thundering started back up. We ate some Sea N Suds and laughed at the people as they frantically ran in from the beach grabbing the umbrellas, sand toys and chairs before they all got blown away and felt sorry for the people whose actual things flew away. However Jameson thought that the sharks would save some of the belongings that people lost in the ocean. I didn't have the heart to tell him otherwise! So it was pretty much our lazy day. We did some shopping, some napping, and some cartoon watching. It was pretty fun even if it was raining.

Day Three:

The boys woke up early ... of course... and after some fabulous toaster strudels and chocolate milk made by yours truly!! Yes.. I know your quite impressed with my culinary skills! We got ready for the beach and went down and played in the sand. The boys chased the waves and Joey chased the birds which he thought was quite hilarious. After me and Jameson started turning brown and Joey was starting to turn pink we come back for naps and macaroni! We headed back out and went for a dip in the cement pond. We headed to Lulu's this afternoon for supper! My fav for sure!!! I had fingers crossed and was hoping Jimmy was going to show for a set but sadly he did not.. oh well.. maybe tomorrow! ;) Of course the food they give you is enough for 10 people so I have some wonderful leftovers for tomorrow!!!

So... to be continued.....

2011 Family Beach Trip - Day One

So we left out at 4:30 yesterday morning heading to the beach. The boys did 10,000 times better than I thought they would. We were SOOO thankful!!! We got here about lunch time. Unloaded the car and unpacked everything. (OCD me had to get everything done!) Then we heed out to grab us some grub and run to Target to get our beach needs! After all our errands were done and the fridge and pantry were stocked we headed to the beach!!


It was so much fun. Joey was hilarious the first time he put his feet in the sand! He loved it. They both love the waves, but don't want to really get in it. Me and Jameson built a sand turtle and a sand batman cave! :) I thought it was a castle but I was quickly informed otherwise! After our time in the sand we headed to the pool for a swim. It didn't last long because Joey was pretty wore out so we headed back to the house and just kind of chilled last night. We were all pretty tired!!


Of course PJ's beach house is even more awesome than I remember! It feels a little massive that were only occupying two of the bedrooms, but its really nice! Jameson and Joey claimed the kids room of course and Jameson is loving sleeping on the top bunk! Him and his Green Lantern pillow have loved it! :)


We got up this morning and went for a beach stroll. It was really beautiful. The clouds were starting to roll in though. Today is the only day for the next week that there is a chance of thunderstorms, so this may be our rainy day in.. but even rainy days aren't bad at the beach! At least since its going to be the only one that is! LOL!


So life is fab! I downloaded the pictures I've took so far so I'm going to upload those of course. Sorry in advance for all the posts, but we're so excited to be on vacation!!! And sorry Shelb! If you want you can ride down and hang out with us!

19 DAYS!!!!!

(Little Jameson on his first beach trip)

Yes, its 19 days until we head out to the beautiful white sandy beach and gorgeous blue ocean!!! I can't wait. It's been a rough week at work and especially a rough day, so the "clicking in" that its only 19 days until our first vacation in two years is really helping me get through it! I'm so excited. I just have to upload some pictures of the last time we went to the beach (or anywhere) a couple years ago. How things have changed!!!!I know... way too close up!
How cute is he???And how cute is he?? (notice Val getting onto Chloe in the background! LOL)Obviously.. towards the end of the trip!Like father, like son!Our little family... then!One last shot with Daddy before leavingOne last shot with Momma before leaving!

Getting One More In

(Flash Got To Him)

It's the last day of August!!! What happened to this month??? Well, what happened to this month for us was sickness, lawsuits, lawsuits, lawsuits, and more lawsuits. I am not complaining about being busy because being busy means making money, but I think I have filed more lawsuits this month than ever in my life! What a way to end the summer, huh? So, August is officially over at midnight tonight and I wanted to get one more August post in.
(Hollywood Joey)

We've got to go swimming a couple times this month which has been a blast. Jameson is officially not a big scaredy cat anymore in the water and is "swimming like a shark" (according to him) in his arm floaties around although he still likes to be a safe distance away from anyone who is wanting to jump in! :) No fear Joey of course has figured out how to climb out of the float and just tries to dive right in head first. I can tell I'm going to have my hands full with this one!
(Yes... this is his faces during hair cuts... had to share!)

Jameson and his daddy went fishing again last weekend at the "Long Lake" :) He come home so excited telling me that he just caught a little bitty fish, but it did this... (imagine Jameson getting in the floor and flopping like a fish... literally!!!!). It was adorable to me, but of course, I'm the Momma, so its all cute to me! Then he let me know that he got hot and The Joker (a.k.a. Trish) brought him some popcorn and he was better! I didn't know popcorn could cool you down, but you never know what your going to learn from Jameson!!

We are now on BEACH COUNTDOWN!!!!!! It is 28 days and counting til our fabulous family of four has our very first vacation since Joey has entered our lives... actually our very first vacation in two years!!! We are sooo excited! I plan to hit up some after Labor Day sales and get some good beach towels for the trip. I can't wait to feel the sand between my toes! What am I saying I can't wait to go anywhere!!! I would be happy with a nights stay in Birmingham at this point!!! But I'm glad we're going to the beach instead! You know there will be 10,000 pictures, so sorry in advance!!!!

So Labor Day weekend is upon us... 3 days.. no work... Whoo hoo!!!! Although I will be spending most of the weekend going through clothes the boys have outgrown, diaper bags I no longer am in need of (HALLELUJAH!!!!!), and other miss baby stuff (Yes, you are welcome Becca.. be prepared to get piled with a bunch of stuff before Monday!).

These is just really random blog posts and pictures I know, but its been a while and wanted to cover things! So hope all my blogger friends had a wonderful August.. and Happy September!