Naval Museum of Aviation History

Coast Guard Helicopter: Gracie manning the anti-aircraft missiles:

This flag was so beautiful:

Last day of vacation

On our last day of vacation, we snapped a couple of pictures on the boardwalk and then took off for Pensacola to go the Naval Museum of Aviation History. This museum is such a cool place.

Night time crabbin'

When it gets dark on the beach, it comes alive with little crabs. When you shine your flashlight down the beach you can see them scurrying all over the place. We caught a few - Here is one to the left of the picture -

Alex caught one -

Here is everyone ready for more crabbin'. Once we would catch them, we would release them back onto the beach. What a fun past time!

More vacation pictures

The sand was perfect for lots of castles:

The boys got boogie boards and had a blast surfing the waves in the ocean:
Gracie striking a pose on our patio overlooking the ocean:

The view of the pool and the ocean from our balcony:

Gulf Shores Vacation

We took a summer vacation trip to Gulf Shores, Alabama. We all absolutely love it there! The beaches are beautiful and the place where we stay, Martinique on the Gulf, just can't be beat.

Cutie Pie Cousins

Cash and Gracie - 2 little hams!

Happy 4th of July!

Handsome family getting ready to go to the 4th of July Parade. Cub Scouts were marching in the parade again this year.

Pre-4th of July fun

We had a get together with some of our best friends, Ben and Paige. Our parents always enjoy getting together and so do we. Gracie loves Paige and the boys enjoy Ben. All in all, each one of us gets along perfectly with the other.
Here are Gracie and Paige cuddling up for the night: Here are Adam and Ben:

Gracie tuckered out in a chair and did not want to be moved so we left her there and threw Paige's blanket over her.

A visit from Anitha

Mommy and Anitha have been friends since they were 12 years old. She comes to Texas every summer to visit her family. They always include a visit to Round Rock when they come. We have come to honor this annual tradition!
Here are Adam and Asha:

Gracie and Asha:
Kieran and Alex:

Gracie, Asha, Adam, Kieran and Alex

Celebrating cousin Cash's 2nd birthday

We had a birthday party at the lake for our baby cousin, Cash, who just turned 2. It was lots of fun for everyone. Gramma Esther made him a special chocolate banana cake.

It was good!

Visit from our neighbor

Mrs. Prom (Rex to our mommy) came to visit us this summer. She used to live next door to us and then moved to Colorado. Her visit was short but It was so nice to see her again. Here is Mommy with Ms. Danyelle, Ms. Rex, Baby Pierce, and Ms. Maria. Walking buddies! Mrs. Prom used to be Mommy's walking partner. They walked for miles and miles every single morning. Mommy really misses her friend.

jumpin' and dancin'

Gracie loves to jump and dance around. She will be taking dance classes this fall and she is very much looking forward to it.

After Gracie's haircut

Here she is with her shiny new doo... Mommy would love to have those shiny blonde locks....

Sweet side shots.....

Gracie before her haircut.....

Gracie wants a haircut. She really doesn't enjoy having her hair "fixed" so Mommy is going to bite the bullet today and take her for a haircut. Will post the "after" pictures tomorrow.

Car accident

We had been having a wonderful day with Gramma Esther. We had gone to see Annie and then gone to Amy's for ice cream. Yummy! On our way home from Amy's, a girl driving the silver Accord ran a red light and plowed right into our car while we were turning left on a green arrow. We definitely had a Guardian Angel with us that afternoon because no one was hurt. We were all in the car - Alex, Adam, Gracie, Mommy and Gramma Esther. It could have been so much worse but thankfully it wasn't.

Gracie kept asking, "Mommy, how come you broke the car?" This was scary for her and the boys too but they were all brave little souls. Alex and Adam have come to understand why it is so IMPORTANT to be wearing your seat belt at all times. We have had many conversations about the fact that cars are replaceable but we are not. Thank you, God, for keeping us safe in the accident.