Gulf Shores 2015 Fun

Last weekend, we went on a quick last minute Gulf Shores trip with mom and Butch.  We surprised the kids and they were SO excited when we picked them up from school and said we were headed to the beach with Mimi and Papa!

We were loaded down!! LITERALLY! 

Nothing’s better than EARLY mornings by the beach!!

If I only knew what he was telling her, I’m sure he’s giving instructions on how to dig properly!

Snack time on the beach with Papa!

Delicious dinner out for steamed seafood!

It’s always fun to explore at night and see what they can find!

Daddy can always catch fun stuff on the beach for them!

About 10 sand crabs and 1 real crab that was trying his best to ESCAPE!

Kaleigh caught a sand crab!

Beach time for mom and Alec!

Relaxing at the pool with Mimi!

Alec’s riding with Dad, poor thing, he can’t wait till he can drive for REAL!

Mimi and Sister ready to RACE!

Headed home and this Girl is POOPED!

Crab Island Fun!!

At the end of July, we spent a fun camp weekend and had the Castro’s come join us in Bay St. Louis.

Sweet friends!!

Addi and Kaleigh catching hermit crabs, thankfully they only hid one on the boat to bring back!!

Yes, that little speck in the distance is Alec!! LOL!!  He was fishing off his new kayak so he’d fish a while and float away, then he’d stop and paddle back to us.

Doing what they love together!

Alec catching fish off the pier!

Alec also learned to knee board and got up on his FIRST try!!  I was sure he needed my help, but he didn’t, of course!!  I may have had to take a turn too and could hardly move the next week!  I may be a little old for that activity!! LOL!

Here we are hanging on for dear life running from a storm on the way back in from Cat Island!

7th Birthday Questions with Alec!

Better late than never, I suppose!  Here are Alec’s questions that I asked him on his 7th Birthday!!

HE LOVES THE WATER AS MUCH AS WE DO!!

1. What is your favorite color? blue

2. What is your favorite toy? Electronics, remote control boat & car

3. What is your favorite fruit? Blueberries

4. What is your favorite tv show? Godzilla

5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Rice & Gravy

6. What is your favorite outfit? Not really any

7. What is your favorite game? Video games, the super Mario one

8. What is your favorite snack? Peanut Butter crackers

9. What is your favorite animal? Cat

10. What is your favorite song? Chains

11. What is your favorite book? Skylanders Swap Force

12. Who is your best friend? Aiden

13. What is your favorite cereal? Frosted Flakes

14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Hide and go seek or at the camp I would choose play in the water

15. What is your favorite drink? COKE

16. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas cause it’s Jesus’ birthday

17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? nothing

18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Eggs

19. Where do you like to eat out? Gatti Town

20. What do you want to be when you grow up? I don’t really know, I would do golf actually, like plain ole golf.

First Day of Second Grade and K-4!

Time please slow down, before my babies are grown! 

Today was Alec’s first day of Second Grade with Mrs. Purser at Sumrall Elementary!  We requested her as our teacher and are so blessed to be in her room!  We look forward to this school year!  She has known Alec since his first day at Sumrall, she says he looks like her little boy who is now 17 and she likes to call Alec her “Little Andrew”.

And Kaleigh’s First Day of K-4 at River of Life was Monday in Mrs. Tonya’s room.  I can’t believe we’re almost finished at River of Life, next year she’s excited to go to school with Big Brother at Sumrall.

Alec’s Electronics, Swimming, Fishing, Spend The Night 7th Birthday Party BASH!

Alec’s has pretty much had a month long birthday celebration this year!!  We started out with a last minute family birthday at Gatti Town on the 8th for his actual birthday!

Sis was thrilled she was a little short but the lady let her do it anyway!

Cousin Will and Alec playing Fruit Ninja!

On the 8th Alec also got to take a cake to River of Life to share with his day care friends.  Apparently his teacher went and got Kaleigh out of her room to join him for his party!

Trying to see how many could fit in the boat without it sinking!! LOL!  A LOT it looks like!

All Alec’s friends having fun in the pool!  We are so blessed that he has so many wonderful friends!

These four went to preschool together and are still best friends!  Fischer, Hannah, Walker and Alec!

Alec got a Kayak and was trying it out in the living room!

Best friends FOREVER!!

After the swim party, these 8 spend the night to stay up late and play electronics!  Super fun and they were so good!  Two had never stayed at a friends before and everyone did great!

The next morning, Dustin and I took 6 of them fishing at Nana’s in Ellisville!  All will be 7 in either June or July except for Cousin Will who will be 5 in September.  He did awesome hanging with the big boys!

Fishing with 6 kids, baiting, casting and catching fish was a challenge for us!!  After about 40 rats nests in the lines, they were banned from casting any more and Dustin and I took over the casting!  LoL!

24 hours later and we’ve still got a party of 6 going strong!  Fishing got HOT so we took a dip in Nana’s pool!

Somehow Alec and Dustin still had enough energy after all of this to head to Bay St. Louis for a night!  Alec and Mr. Clyde caught a big red!

Alec caught this HUGE spec all by himself and Dustin and Clyde about had a stroked when he flipped him on in over the side of the boat!  Whew, Thank goodness he didn’t fall off!