Birthday Girl

Happy Birthday to this cute little girl............



..........who blossomed into this beautiful young lady............



..........and somehow survived growing up with four brothers................



.........and eventually met a handsome man, married him, and raised seven children with him.

Happy Birthday to my amazing mama, who I love and respect more with each passing day!

A Boy After My Own Heart

I mean really......who doesn't love Mt. Olive pickles.............



............and pickle juice!

Top ten reasons we like going to Holly Beach

While you will probably never find Holly Beach on the "Top Beaches of the US" list, we love going and enjoying it's unique beauty, and here are the reasons why.

#1--Four wheelin'







#2--Playin' in the sand









#3--Watching Venice being built



#4--Collecting sea shells, and looking at the huge clusters of these teeny tiny cute ones.

#5--It's a good excuse to put away our cell phones--HINT HINT



#6--Watching this cute little guy enjoy his surroundings













#7--Watching Bailey chase the birds on the beach



#8--Relaxing with the ones we love



#9--Grilling on the beach



#10--Naps on the way home

Playdates and Homework

Stephanie and Clayton came over for a playdate today. The boys played outside with the toys and Stephanie and I played with our cameras. Our homework assignment for the week was to practice shooting with the aperture and shutter priority settings. Stephanie and I had fun trying to figure out our cameras, and the boys had fun being boys. They had a blast playing t-ball..........



.............playing on the slides...................









..........and in the sandbox............................









..............and riding John's little quad.







But the highlight was definitely playing with the bubbles.

Clayton gave John David these bubbles for his birthday, and they had so much fun with them.



John David liked playing with the wand and watching the bubbles.

And so did Clayton.

But they loved chasing the bubbles even more.



It was pretty cute to watch.



They would say, "Bubbles! Bubbles!" as they were chasing after them.

I love these dirty little toes! And his grass stains!

Looks like a successful playdate!