My granddad’s 80th birthday party was at the Lake this year. It was lots of food, family, and great weather. Even though the day started out with a major mishap involving a blueberry pie, I think all the evidence has been cleaned up by now.
And check out this great picture from Lizzie’s blog. Boy, Sam sure does love pumpkins. I guess it’s good that she’s an October baby.
We’re still working through all of our pictures, but here’s one for proof. We had lots of fun.
UPDATE:
What a trip! We stayed in the big house again, and it seemed like there weren’t as many people there as usual. I guess that’s because there wasn’t.
Sam enjoyed the water this year, but was still a little anxious at first. Every year, it takes less time for her to get used to the water.
Ellie didn’t mind the sand at all, but I think the heat bothered her.
I think she enjoyed Patrick’s truck almost as much as he did! We also discovered during this trip, that she likes push toys and wheels!
Some kids:
And some family:
We headed to the Lake this year to celebrate Easter. The kiddos were excited to have an Easter Egg Hunt and play on the new swing set. Whenever these 3 get together, it’s bound to be exciting!
Last weekend, we traveled to the Huntsville Burnses. (Happy 1st Birthday Penny!)
It was almost cold and pretty windy, so we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves outside. Here’s a family picture. (And don’t mind my hair, as I said, it was windy.)
Silly girl with windblown hair.
Look out, Little Man! Don’t you know that you’re supposed to keep your eyes on the road?
Whoa! Here comes Optimus Prime, ready for Trick or Treating!
We decided to get the kite out since it was so windy. The three little ones helped me put it together.
What are those two scheming about?
Let’s go fly a kite!
Another Betbeze Seagrove beach trip has come and gone. We had fun, even though it was killer hot. I’m so glad the oil had not made it to the coast yet, but sad the the Gulf is being ruined.
Some Betbezes:
the great-grandchildren:
I didn’t take any pictures because my hands were full (of sand and saltwater among other things)! So, thanks to Brian, we have a few pictures to document our stay.
Little E didn’t go outside the house. Luckily, there was usually someone who would watch her for a bit so we could go to the pool or the beach.
We should have taken a picture of Samantha’s room. It was our closet! It was huge! It held a crib/toddler mattress, 2 suitcases, and had room to read books on the floor! She loved having her own space!
Brian went fishing again this year. He didn’t catch 2 sharks like last year (my dad caught the one shark and one grouper) but he had a good time catching the limit on snapper. See Alex’s fishing trip picture.