Zoo Fun!

Yesterday Jeremy had the fun idea to go over to the Montgomery zoo for a day of fun. Kai's friend Sophie and her parents, Brian and Michelle, (Brian is Jeremy's boss) joined us. We literally spent the day there...6 hours of fun. It rained hard for a while, but we enjoyed the cooler weather when it rained. Kai, Kaden, and Sophie had so much fun running around the zoo. We have taken the boys to the Montgomery zoo several times and I don't think we ever knew that we could feed the giraffes. The boys loved being able to get up close with the tall animals. Kaden loved the tigers and I think aligator was one Kai's favorite. Jeremy and I loved the monkeys! There were these small very furry monkeys and another that had these funny looking mustaches.

Michelle and Brian and packed a great picnic lunch for all of us and had this nice spread of lunch meats, strawberries, chip variety pack, carrots, fruit chews, and drinks...I was impressed! I took notes for the next picnic lunch we pack for day out.

It wasn't until we grabbed an afternoon treat at the zoo cafeteria did we realize that it was already 4 o'clock! We had been there since 10! Times FLIES when you are having fun with friends!!!

A week with the Blues

Making our way to watch the Blues practice

This give you an idea how close they are to the house. They get even closer at some parts of the show!

Waving to the pilots flying!!

The boys with the girls.

Dad with Aunt Cathy

Kaden is SUPER happy to celebrate his birthday!

The pink jeep that the girls never used so Steve and Michelle gave it to them...Steve and Dad have vowed to paint it Auburn colors!!!

We are so spoiled having my parents live out at the beach. We were able to see the Blues practice 3 days in a row with the fourth day being the actual air show. It was great to watch the Blues fly on Wednesday morning. Once we saw them beginning their practice we headed to the Gulf side where they practiced for almost an hour and 45 minutes! As I said to my Dad, "Watching the Blues NEVER gets old!" It is amazing to see the maneuvers the pilots are trained to do. It's also great to have Dad explain everything too!

Thursday Aunt Cathy came in to town. It was so nice to see her since It has been over a year since we saw her. This was Aunt Cathy's first time seeing the Blues and she was also amazed at the practices and Blues airshow. By Friday there were a lot of people coming to the beach to watch the dress rehearsal of the Blues. However, it was Saturday when traffic came to a standstill on the bridge to the island at 7am for the airshow that started at noon. It was a huge difference compared to last year after the oil spill. It was great to see tourists and locals come out to support our Navy Blue Angels! We can't wait until next year for another fun Blues weekend!

Another post including the Naval Museum

I know you must be thinking why are you posting yet another museum visit? Well, this time was different Kaden wasn't in a stroller and he was walking around. It was like seeing a kid at a toy store for the very first time! His eyes widened and he walked around. The first stop was at the front desk to see where Papa volunteers now. It was great to see Papa at work. After he got done we enjoyed lunch at the Cubi bar and then the boys headed off to the playground in the museum where they played for a couple of hours. There were quite a few people since it was Blues Weekend at the Beach that upcoming week. The Naval Museum added some new simulators. It is where the people can enjoy 4 minutes of high thrills and turns as if you were in a fighter jet. Definitely looked fun (well for those who have the stomach to handle such rides).

It was another successful and fun trip to the Museum!

Happy 4th of July!

Since the 4th was on a Monday Jeremy had to head back to Auburn to get ready for work on Tuesday. It was so nice to have him with us though for the weekend. I know that he enjoyed seeing his sister and Josh while they were home from Washington. It's still amazing to think the next time we see them their family will go from a family of two to a family of three!

We all left that morning....Jeremy to Auburn and the boys and I to Pensacola (we wanted to beat the 4th of July rush out to the beach).  We had a good day playing in the water and the boys playing with Maggie, Lauren, and Olivia. That night we sat out back with everyone else and watched the Beach Fireworks show as well as the Pensacola city show (yes, we could see both from the backyard). It was so much fun, but we missed having Daddy with us!

We hope everyone had a fun holiday! Happy 4th!!

Fun in Daphne/Mobile with the fam and birthday party for Kaden

Jeremy and I drove down with the kids to Mobile for Theresa's wedding. It was a gorgeous wedding. Theresa and James looked so happy! We had fun catching up with relatives at the reception. The reception was great. It was the first time I had seen an area solely for the kids where they set up a buffet of sliders, chicken nuggets, and fries. They even had ottomans set up where they had coloring books and markers/crayons for the kids to draw on. It was so sweet of them to think of the kids so that the parents could enjoy themselves. After the wedding Jeremy and I were so fortunate to be able to stay at the Riverview Hotel in Mobile (THANK YOU GINGER!!!!) while Gigi kept the boys.

Sunday we had a little family birthday party for Kaden. He got some great gifts. Kaden plays with the new toys from Daddy and Mommy, Gigi, and Aunt Sarah, and loves the Sesame Street book that Uncle Josh and Aunt Katy got him. It was nice to have Aunt Katy and Uncle Josh home for a couple of weeks so they could help celebrate Kaden's 2nd birthday. Katy looks great! It's hard to believe in a couple of months Baby Finley will be here...can't wait!!

Also we want to wish Katy and Josh Happy 1st Anniversary!