Vacation continued...

After getting in late on Saturday night, we had planned to catch up on some much needed sleep.....the kids, however, had a different plan! Owen woke up bright and early with lots of energy, so we got the day started with some breakfast and then hit the pool. The kids swam for a few hours and then took an early nap so we could get in some beach time that afternoon.

My boys...

I was worried about how Owen would do with the sand, because he hates to be dirty or have anything on his hands.....but he actually did pretty good. He definitely wanted us to clean his hands off periodically, but that didn't stop him from diggin' in!

After the first day on the beach, we quickly realized that we need additional beach toys to keep the kids entertained....otherwise we were going to spend the whole day in the ocean! We found these cute little backpacks that were filled will all the beach necessities and the kids loved them!

Owen was all about wearing his backpack....

Lovin' on Mackenzie...

The beach/ocean had lots of seaweed the first couple of days, but the kids didn't seem to mind too much. I really think it bothered the moms more than the kids! Owen didn't like it to touch his legs and wanted us to get if off of him, but it didn't stop him from wanting to be in the water at all times. Every time Josh or I would sit down, he would run up to us saying he wanted to get in the "big swimming pool" aka...the ocean!

Mackenzie playing in the sand....

The kids really liked for us to dig holes big enough for them to play in.....

love this pic...

Beach Vacation 2011...

We went on our annual beach vacation last week with the Hogues, Childers, Smiths, and Tyler. All of our families have grown since the last beach vacation....which put us at 8 adults and 4 kids under the age of 3!

Owen was super excited about packing....

We found a great price on flight out of Little Rock and jumped on the opportunity to take a 1 hour flight over driving 12 hours with a 2 year old. Our flight was Saturday night, so we left Fayetteville around noon, grabbed some lunch at Buffalo Grill in Little Rock, and then headed to the airport. Owen was so excited about flying on an airplane with Charley, that he hardly ate any of his lunch!

The flight was delayed so the kids had plenty of time to explore the airport! They really enjoyed pointing out all the airplanes and taking turns pushing each other in the strollers.

Waiting to board the plane....

Charley....ready for take off!

We arrived in Florida around 9:30, waited awhile for luggage, and then headed for the house. When we walked out of the airport, David and Tyler were waiting in Sebring convertible! Ha! Luckily Mallory was there in the mini van to help haul the kids and all the luggage.

Beach pictures to come....I'm still trying to sort through all the pics :)

Birthday Celebration....

We celebrated my 29th birthday on June 27th! This was my last official birthday celebration because I will forever and always be 29 with no intention of leaving my 20's! HA!

Family pic...

We went to dinner at Hugo's (one of my favorite places) with the Cunninghams' and then headed to Beema's house for a few birthday surprises. Dinner was wonderful...I stuffed myself with the bacon swiss burger and guacamole! Owen, on the other hand, was on his worst behavior! He finally decided to calm down and eat after everyone else had finished..Ha! I've decided that just part of it when you go out to eat with a 2 year old.

Helping mommy open her present from Papa Bart, Gigi, Papa Joe, and Beema...

A fabulous print of the Razoback Stadium....it's just what I wanted for the new office/sitting room/guest bedroom!

Beema made me my favorite....lemon icebox pie!

Owen helping me blow out ALL the candles.....

Josh and Owen surprised with a few things I had been wanting...one of my favorite surprises were these shoes! I absolutely love them!

Weekend Road Trip...

We made a last minute road trip to West Memphis a few weeks ago. We hadn't been home since Christmas so the trip was long over due! Owen was sooo excited to spend the weekend with Gigi, Papa Bart, and Memaw! It was a relaxing weekend with lots of swimming, shopping, eating, and good family time.

Owen really liked helping Gigi water ALL her flowers....

He really thought he was a big boy....

Swinging with Papa Bart...

Pool time...

On Saturday night, we grilled out for my birthday. Owen was quit the little helper...

The menu: Steak, shrimp, baked potatoes, corn on the cob, salad, and strawberry cake with cream cheese icing.....It was soooo delicious and we all ate entirely too much!

Helping mommy open presents...

More pool time! Owen became obsessed with eating ice while we were at Gigi's....so of course when he got hot playing outside he started requesting ICE. The only problem was that most of it would melt before he could eat it!

Crash!! Owen had a hard time figuring out the slide....He wanted to climb up to the top and stand up before sitting down, but the blow up slide just wasn't stable enough for him to stand on..Ha!

On Sunday, we spent the afternoon at Watson's Birthday Party.

Watson and Owen jumping on the trampoline...

Elmo came to the birthday and was a big hit with all the kids except the Birthday boy! It took Owen a while to warm up to him but he finally decided it would be okay to give him a hug and a high five!

more hugs...

He still wasn't sure about taking a picture with him, but was okay if he could sit in mommies lap...

Happy Birthday to you....