Back to School Crab Broil!

Tonight we had a Back-To-School Crab Broil We encouraged the students from our House Church to bring any friends they wanted to share a meal together and show how we do community. It was AMAZING! The food was super yummy and we had a ton of students show up! The boys helped me make muffins and key lime pies, but Port was not sure about the seafood smell:-)

Fun Family NIght

Our little baseball player

We love playing chase!

Sweet Ella Rose!

We love doing anything outside right now! Our boys are LOVING playing baseball right now! Ella loves riding her little pink car Lolli and Champ bought her.

Soccer Game #2

Cousins with Bryce

Port and Whitney

The SpiderMonkies did great! I think the highlight of my morning was when Port spotted Whitney on the sidelines and ran off the field to hug her. He immediately ran back on the field!!! Port (our whole family) sure does love Whitney!

Gingerbread Giants!

Waiting in the Gingerbread Drop-off Lane

First Day of School Picture

Port is a Giant at Gingerbread Preschool, and he LOVES it! I can't begin to tell you how many times in the last month he has asked when school starts again. I am so thankful that he loves it so much. Brian and I left a parent meeting a few weeks ago and we both agreed we would love to go to school there too! One of the most exciting things for Port is that Braxton, Sutton, and Dax are in his class too! As I dropped him off on his first day, I just had to laugh at how good God is...I am so thankful these 4 men of God get to go to school together this year!!!

First Soccer Game

Port scored his first goal

and was so excited that he grabbed his cousins

and hugged them to celebrate!

Celebration treats!

Sweet Catherine came to watch Port's first game!

Haynes really DOES NOT understand why he can't play...

Port had his first soccer game this fall. I'm not sure if he loves soccer or his cousins more:-) It has been so much fun watching "the three/four musketeers" improve from last season. Port scored 3 goals in his first game! Go SpiderMonkies!

Malibu

Elizabeth Kate

Ella Rose

Ohh...the story behind this picture:-)

Haynes the surfer!

Port the surfer!

We got to spend a week at Brian's Uncle Mickey's beach house. It was an amazing trip from beginning to end. Words can't express how grateful we are to Mickey for letting us come and invade his beautiful home (it started the week with white walls and white couches....) Port asked today if our car could turn into a plane and we could fly back to Mickey's!

The picture with a story...We took the kids on a walk down the beach the first morning. Mickey was showing us all the amazing houses, but you had to climb over a few "rocks" to get to the next section of beach. The water was REALLY high, but Mickey kept insisting we could get the kids through. Finally we convinced him to put Braxton down and try by himself, which we were completely entertained by. Brian, Jake and Blake scaled the rocks while Bob, Judi, and I tried to get the kids back to the beach as the water continued to rise! The kids were great, I just laughed as I sat Haynes and Jade on a rock by themselves while I went back to get the rest of the kids!!! Such amazing memories!

Flying to Malibu

Sut-Sut, Koop, Port, Brax

Pres and Haynes

There couldn't be anything much more fun than flying with your cousins!!