Climbing on the rocks

There were these great big rocks that we were able to climb on while waiting to take the ferry across Mobile Bay.

Dancing

Paige and I had a fun time in the evenings dancing with each other. It was so nice to have such good friends along with us on our vacation.

An evening at the beach

On our last evening in Gulf Shores, we went down to the beach in our white shirts and khaki shorts to get some nice family shots.

Sandcastles are serious business

Snackin' in the shade

Gracie's favorite thing while at the beach was to sit on a beach chair in the shade and have a snack.

Beach baby???

This vacation was Gracie's first experience with the beach. At first she was very unsure and afraid of the beach. It took several days for her to get comfortable with the sand and surf. She loved walking along the beach and picking up sea shells but even this took some coaxing.

Happy Birthday Grandpa Jeff

Happy Birthday, Grandpa. We love you very, very much!

Deller Family on the beach

Boating on the beach

Miss Kirsten bought us this really fun inflatable raft. We had a great time boating on the beach. Thanks, Miss Kirsten!

Beach kiddos

Museum of Naval Aviation

Of course, while we were in Alabama, Daddy had to take us to the Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola which was only about a 40 minute drive from Gulf Shores. We had a great time testing out all the cockpits and watching the Blue Angels practice overhead.

Pretty in Pink

Gracie enjoyed taking a break in the shade.

Pythons at the alligator farm

There were also a couple of pythons that had been rescued. We got to hold the biggest one. He was very gentle and didn't mind all the attention we were giving to him. Even Gracie touched him!

Alex and the baby alligator

I got to hold a baby alligator at the alligator farm. He was pretty squirmy but I didn't mind.

The alligator farm

On our 3rd day on vacation we went to this cool alligator farm. They rescue all kinds of alligators and once they are rescued, they live here forever. It really is a nice place for them to be. The biggest alligator there was Captain Crunch who was 18 feet long and 750+ pounds. Wow!

Welcome to Gulf Shores, AL!

We went on our week long vacation to Gulf Shores, Alabama. It was a beautiful place with really nice beaches. Here we all are after our 12 hour ride in the car. We are hungry and antsy to get out and explore all of this sand!

Happy Birthday, America!

We are so proud to be Americans. Our country is a great one. We had a neighborhood parade to celebrate the 4th of July. We all wore our red, white and blue. Happy Birthday, America!

Bike Decorating

We had so much fun decorating our bikes and Gracie's car for our annual 4th of July parade. We went all out this year! Kudos to Daddy for helping us do such a great job.

Rock Star Baby

Happy Birthday, Baby Adin!

Our new baby cousin, Adin, was born today! He was 8-2, 19 1/2 inches and perfectly healthy. Mommy got to be in the delivery room when he made his entrance into the world. We have seen pictures of our precious new little cousin and now we cannot wait to meet him! We love you, Adin! Congratulations to Uncle Buzz, Tasha and big brother Tyler.

We're back!

We have had a lot going on lately. Now that we're all healthy and doing well again, we've been able to enjoy our summer! We're taking swim lessons, Gracie is walking and we're getting ready to go on our vacation to Gulf Shores, AL with our good friends Benjamin and Paige.

The shelves are bare

We've had to clear out all the lower shelves and ledges thanks to little miss Gracie. Mommy hopes that some day she will be able to put things on her shelves and not have them rearranged by little fingers. Some day. :)