Just a weekend at the bay.....

This past weekend we went to the bay Friday evening. It was a short weekend (we had to be back for a birthday party at 2 on Sunday) but a fun one. Great weather! Here are the girls playing outside in the sand.

Addie being super silly.
Jason pulling the kids in the boat.

The girls eating popcicles.

Addie fishing.

Zachary and Will....

Will is at a fun age and he is such a happy happy baby. I had fun taking pictures of him Saturday morning.

We are planning on going back this weekend for the holiday weekend. Hopefully I can get some more good shots of the kids!!

Zachary's Kindergarten Graduation

This morning our sweet little boy "Graduated" from Kindergarten. Zachary was so cute today. He looked so happy and we are so proud of him. He is such a sweet and happy child. He loves going to school and playing with friends and learning. They actually didn't call this a graduation rather an "Award Program." Each child was awarded a certificate for being the most "whatever." Zachary received a certificate for being an "Outstanding Leader." I remember a year ago when Z attended the Kindergarten Rounded Up (the preschoolers come visit the school) and he gathered the kids around him in a huddle and said, 'Okay this is what's going to happen.' The Assistant Principal was right next to him when he did this and Mr. Allen laughed and said, "Now there is the next Mayor of Gulfport." Here is our big boy walking in.....

Here is Zachary getting his certificate.

Almost a First Grader!
One of the girls in his class, Ella, wanted her mother to take a picture of she and Zachary. She is so much taller than him!

Here is Zach with Mrs. Papania (the teacher's assistant) and Ms. Lindsey (his teacher). They were wonderful teachers. I know Zachary is going to miss them.

Addie's Toes

Addison finally let me paint her toenails! I've asked her a number of times but she was never interested. Yesterday she saw that Sophie's toenails were painted so I'm sure that is why she was up for it this morning. (I was painting mine and she said she wanted hers done too.) After I took these pictures she asked to have her finger nails painted. I wanted to take a picture of that but she declined. :) Our little girl is growing up quickly so I wanted to document this special morning!

Disney World - Day 3

On our third day in Disney World we went to Epcot. When we first got there we ran right into Daisy Duck.

After taking pics with Daisy we headed over to get a fast pass for the Test Track. While we were over there Jason and Zachary got in line for Mission Space. This is a ride that makes you feel like you are actually going up into space. It spins you around so fast that you feel the G-Force. There is a huge screen in front of you that makes it look like you are flying into space. Meanwhile the pilot is telling you to push this button or that. Zachary wasn't able to ride it last time we were there so he was very excited to be tall enough this time. Addie and I sat on a park bench and just hung out while the boys went to outer space. Once that was over we headed over to the Finding Nemo ride which is one of the only rides Addie could go on. It's not very exciting but oh well. She and Daddy checked out the sea life in the aquariums while Zach and I used our Test Track passes. After that we ate lunch and then got in line to meet a bunch of characters. It sure is hard to get both kids to look at the camera at the same time and both smile!!
We pretty much headed back to the hotel after this so the kids could swim. I'm not sure why I didn't take very many pictures that day. Stay tuned for our fourth day in Disney World. We went to.....The Animal Kingdom!

a FUN afternoon!!

First of all, I just have to say, that I absolutely love living in Bayou View and being just down the street from my sister in law, Sarah, and around the corner from my cousin in law, Amy. Amy has a son, Hutson, who is one year older than Zachary and they get along great. Most of you already know that Sarah has a daughter, Sophie, who is 5 months younger than Addison. All of them get along so well and play so good together. Sarah & Amy have really been a support system for me. We carpool all the time with the kids and it has been so great living so close to them. The weather down here has been beautiful lately so I set up one of the water slides because Hutson was coming over to play after school. I called Sarah and invited her and the kids down as well since it was such a pretty day. (Unfortunately Amy had work to do but hopefully she'll be able to make it next time!) The kids had a BLAST!! Here are a few pictures from today....

Linda got the girls these swimming suits for Christmas last year. I think they look precious in them!!The boys had so much fun playing tag and chasing each other all over the place. They went down the slide a thousand times.Sophie is good at looking at the camera for me and saying "CHEESE!" Addie does everything she can to NOT look at the camera.
Willy B even made an appearance.

Although the sun was very warm the water was freezing. Here are the boys trying to warm up.

The girls didn't really go down the slide very much but they loved the pool part!

They too had to stop every once in a while to get warm.

We had so much fun!! It's going to be a great summer with us all so close together. I can't wait!!

Pretty Plants

Spring time down here is so pretty thanks to all of the Azaleas. They are every where. This bush is in between our house and our neighbors. It's actually their bush but we get to enjoy its beauty!! I wish the Azaleas bloomed all year round.

Like I said in my last post, I hosted a Sip & See for Sarah and Will a couple of weekends ago. The flowerbeds in the new house were a complete mess. I don't think the previous owners did anything with them. I really would have liked to have ripped everything out and started from scratch but that would be expensive and time consuming. I did take out a few bushes but mainly I pulled the weeds, planted some new flowers and put pine straw down. I REALLY want to take out those huge over grown Sago Palms that are on either side of the front door but I'm not sure if I'll be able to talk Jason into that or not. They are just way too big and I think a big pot on either side of the walkway with flowers and ivy would look really pretty. Anyways, here are a few pics of what I did. Here is my beloved Hydrangea that I planted by the garage. I absolutely love Hydrangeas but it likes to be watered every day. I hope I can keep up with that all summer!

In the back flowerbed I actually didn't have to plant anything. This all grew back from what the previous owners had planted. All I did was put pine straw down.

This is a sweet pepper plant I bought a couple weeks ago. I'm hoping that I can keep it alive so Jason can enjoy the peppers!

These are a couple more shots of the Hydrangea. I was playing around with the Macro setting on my camera. I thought they turned out pretty.