Kevin...watch your back

Kevin, our current roommate, decided to play a trick on Brian. He stuck this snake in Brian's truck seat one Friday morning. Brian and I were meeting with the pediatic cardiologist as Brian tells me the story...Once we figured out Kevin was to blame, all I can say is "GAME ON!" My favorite quote of Brian at the time was, "You don't even have a lock on your door! I can get you whenever I want!"

I'll let you know how this turns out:-)

Frontier City

JuJu, Kourtney, and I took 10 kids to Frontier City for the day. We obviously had the favor of the Lord on us because no one was there and the weather was nice! They had great areas for our kids and then Kourntey and I took turns riding the big ones too!

We started small so we could make a plan! Everyone loves a carousel!

Paddle boats....Haynes road with Preslee, and Brax road with Ella...such sweet little gentlemen:-)

Halle's first amusement park...many more to come her way this summer:-)

Basketball camp

The boys were able to participate at First Baptist Church Sports camps this year. The boys LOVE baseketball, so they had a great time!

The first day when I came in to pick up the boys, Haynes coach came over and said, "He's a BALLER!" What he lacks in size he makes up for intensity! Love you Haynes!

Port has turned into quite the little defensive player. He will get his arms up and in your face....where does he get that from?!?!

Let's Go!

Getting ready to fly...

first trip as a family of 6!

Halle and Lolli

Halle was a great traveler as we expected!

The kids could quite understand that we were going to have a full week together to do everything. We immediately got our suits on and headed to the beach...the kids LOVED it!

Ella LOVED the showers! She preferred to play there instead of in the actual pools:-)

We headed to downtown Seaside for dinner. We ate at a fun pizza place that the kids requested to go back.

Family Vacation

This summer we planned our first "family vacation" to Seaside/Watercolor, Florida. We haven't ever taken a "restful" vacation as a family and decided that we needed to make that a priority. We have been anticipating this vacation for months and it was absolutely AMAZING! We felt like God has speaking to our family about this being a season of rest and this was the perfect way to start that out. We brought my parents along for a little help and stayed in the perfect home steps from the pool and beach.

Beautiful Halle Beth

Halle's first trip to the beach was a success. She enjoyed the beach thoroughly sitting with Champ. She took great naps along the pool and even slept great at night. She is such a JOY to each of us!

Port Robert

This kid gets more fun every day! He loved riding the waves, looking for crabs, swimming, riding bikes, and anything else we could come up with.

Ella Rose

Although she is not a big fan of HOT weather, she made the best of it:-) She loved playing in the sand, but you couldn't quite keep her buried. She loved sitting on the steps of the pool, but her favorite was the showers. She gets more beautiful everyday!

Haynes Cole

When we got to the beach Haynes just laid down like..."this is heaven!" My thoughts exactly!!! He is quite the little swimmer and became quite the diver by the end of our trip. Love him more every single day!

Love of my life

I love this man more every single day! He planned every single detail of our trip so that it would be perfect for us. It was the most restful vacation I have ever taken and I give him all the credit. He loves everyone of our kids individually well and me the best of all. I can't imagine walking through life with anyone else.

Memorial Day at the Lake

Our whole extended family meets at the lake for Memorial Day Weekend. It is so fun and AMAZING how many little ones there are!! All the daddies decided to play some basketball for our entertainment.

All the kids lined up to watch and cheer their daddies on...

These two girls didn't leave each others side much!

Ella has a new best friend...Bitty.

We love our cousins!

Last Day of School!

The boys have a fun Beach party on their last day of school. I had an appointment at Children's with Halle so Lolli took Ella to celebrate with the boys. Ella LOVES gingerbread and can't wait for her turn to go to school.

The boys favorite part of the beach party is the water balloon fight.

Brian and I surprised the boys and when we picked them up from school we took them to Kung Fu Panda with Dax and Crew! They were so excited!!

*Watching a movie with Port is really one of my favorite things to do! He delights in the entire process...finding a seat, getting a snack, previews, etc. Brian kept teasing him that we were going to leave before it starts and Port didn't think he was remotely funny. I felt like God gently said "that's how I feel about experiencing my JOY!" He wants us to delight in His presence and fight aggressively against anything that even teases us about stealing our joy!