Destin Day 3

Here are our pictures from day 3 (Tuesday) in Destin.  We are still having a great time but Eli has been in some kind of mood while we've been here.  I'm not sure what it is and we are trying to just let it go but he has an attitude of teenager!  He is cutting his 2 yr molars (all 4 of them) so I'm contributing the attitude to that.  I'm sure I wouldn't be in the best of moods if I was cutting molars on vacation!

He is still loving the beach!  The ocean is still perfect...warm and crystal clear.  The weather has been better than ever, not a cloud in the sky!

Everyday we get comments on how "cute" or "precious" he is while at the beach.  I can't say I disagree!  We sure think he's the best thing in the world!



 Eli wanted to lay in our bed and watch cartoons (Snow White) after the beach in the morning.  Gotta love his "beach hair"!  He's trying not to smile at me as I take this picture!

Here comes the cookie monster!

Who wants a jelly kiss?!

I thought it would be fun to write in the sand and have Eli sit by it for a picture.

This is what happens when we sit Eli by my writing for the picture.

I tried...

 Chad was trying to teach Eli how to wink at dinner last night.

I will try to post pictures from today (day 4) after dinner so I don't get behind.  I think we are going to take a break from the pool and beach after Eli's nap and do some shopping (if Eli will allow it).  It will all depend on what kind of mood he's in when he wakes up!

Later!



Destin Day 2

Here are a few pictures of Eli enjoying the beach this morning.  We had planned on going back to the beach after his nap but didn't make it.  I have a feeling we will spend most of tomorrow (and the rest of the days) at the beach!

Building castles with Daddy

One of the only times he would actually look at the camera while at the beach.  He's serious when at the beach! 

Cool dude! 

Sand graffiti

Eli wasn't in the best of moods after his nap today.  Dinner was interesting to say the least!

Party pics! 

Eli thought this chair was hilarious!

Being silly with Dad

I'm sure tomorrow will fly by just like today.  I'm already dreading Friday when we head home.  I don't want our vacation to end!

Destin Day 1

These are pictures from yesterday late afternoon after we finally got into town.  We had to check out the beach immediately.  We thought that was only fair since Eli had been asking to go to the beach for many days!

In case you don't remember, last year he HATED the beach with a passion.  This year he's older and more mature I guess ;)  Ha!

So far he LOVES it!

Smiling at the feeling of the sand between his toes

 Rethinking that smile and second guessing this sand stuff

 And there's the smile again :)

That's one big wave pool!

Checking it out with Dad



Time to jump those waves!

He loves jumping waves!

Man, can he jump high or what?! 

Chad and Eli

This beach stuff isn't so bad afterall!

I can already tell this vacation is going to be great!  The weather is perfect.  The ocean is warm.  And Eli loves the beach!  I'm not gonna want this week to end!

I love family vacations!

It's Finally Here

I'm so behind on blogging!  The past few weeks have been a whirlwind and today we left for vacation.  I will post pictures from our beach vacay while we're here then go back and update you on what we've been up to for the past month. 

I'm so excited to finally be at the beach!  I've been looking forward to this vacation for months!  We've been telling Eli he was going to the beach for about a week now and that's all he's talked about the past few days.  He was so excited to be going on "acation" as he calls it.  He was pretty cute when he first saw the beach today.  I can't wait to share those pictures tomorrow!

Eli did really well on the drive down today.  He didn't sleep very long (only 45 minutes) but was surprisingly good.  We stopped halfway at McDonald's and let him play on the playground for about an hour.  Definitely a must-do if you are traveling with a toddler!

Be on the lookout each day this week for more pictures!  I will try to upload them each day/night since I will have some free time!

End of Summer

I can't believe summer is over.  School is starting and the weather is starting to finally cool off some.  I'm so ready for football season!  Football means fall and fall means cooler temps and beautiful trees!  We have a couple of trips coming up in the next few weeks and I'm getting kind of anxious about them!  I will be so busy trying to plan the trips, working and packing.  Bring on the "to do" lists and "what to take" lists!  I'm definitely a "list" girl!

Okay, enough rambling.  Here are a few pictures of Eli recently.

This first picture is pretty much the response I get these days when I ask him to smile for the camera. 

He hides. 

Hence the picture of Bob.

Then sometimes I get to snap a picture of that cute face :)



Last week Eli and I started talking about birthdays.  I told him how you get presents and cake on your birthday.  He was so excited!  Too bad his birthday is not for a few more months.  So I thought he needed a little treat.

We headed to Rick's Bakery after he woke up from his nap.  I needed a little sweet treat myself!  He was just like a kid in a candy store!  Everyone was laughing at him!  He was so excited!!!  He picked out this cookie with M&Ms.

Then I thought he needed a "cake" since we had just talked about birthday cakes.  He calls the petit fors "baby cakes".  He loved them all!

There's nothing better than seeing this sweet smiling face!

A perfect way to end summer in my book!

Denver

Last week I flew to Denver to see my best friend, Connie.  She just had baby #2 on July 18th, a sweet baby girl named Kathryn.  After she moved to Denver (8 years ago) I tried to make it out there once a year.  I did really good until I got pregnant and had Eli!  Ha!  Life just changes when you have kids I guess.  Well, I knew she wouldn't be making it home to Arkansas anytime soon after having a baby, so I decided to make a trip out to see her and meet baby Kathryn!  It was a trip long overdue!  Chad was so generous to let me go by myself while he stayed home with Eli!  I'm not sure I could have handled Eli that long by myself!  Ha!

Everytime Connie and I are together it's just like it was in high school and college.  We pick up right where we left off!  I just wish she lived closer!  We had the best time just hanging around the house, talking and catching up. 

Kathryn is such a sweet baby and so snuggly!  I had a great time helping out with her!  She was such a good little model too!  I loved playing with my camera and taking some pictures of her!  It definitely makes me want to learn more about my camera!

Such a sweet and gorgeous girl!

 How can someone look this good only 2 weeks after having a baby?  Not fair!



Our future little Chi Omega!





And I can't forget this sweet boy, Grayson.  He's 20 months old!  He's such a talker and very smart!  I loved spending time and playing with him as well!

Can you believe the entire 4 days I was there we didn't get a single picture together?  Back in the day we would have been taking tons of pictures of ourselves by holding the camera out as far as we could reach.  Times definitely change when you have kids!