we are back.....

we are NOT bad-ER than ever but perhaps a little fatter than ever.   The price you pay for a good time i suppose, we won't dwell there, okay!

 we watched some crabbers off the warf.... may have questioned them to insanity but hey! now we feel like we are and could be pro crabbers thanks to my biggest baby....

 

 watched movies on the lawn.... watched bands on the lawn.....

 way too much "marco-polo", football, frisbee throwing, and racing going on....

 cocktails and crying babies...... or maybe it is we needed cocktails to deal with crying babies.... This monkey is crying because we would not allow him to scale the front porch rails... i mean the rules in this family are strict i tell you....

 requesting many o' songs.

 we drove boats....

 ran the town at night like we owned the place..... 

 and in 10 days we got into our car ONCE to go to walmart, where else?
 to look for a boat when ours broke and stock back up on some food....
you know, so we would not lose weight.....

 i can't say we EVER looked good, but we had fun nonetheless and that is what matters, or is that just something people say when they don't dress decent?????

 we played on the piano that was "playing" by itself....

 enjoyed fancy drinks on the beach.... And i know it looks like i have greased my precious angels up, i can assure you i DID NOT....

 we "practiced" keeping our clothes ON.

 

 ice cream treats ON the beach, does it get any better?

depends on who you ask....  Daddyc and I were enjoying boiled shrimp in mass amount amongst some cocktails all while watching the boys swim and run like crazy!!!!  so my answer is NO it does NOT get any better than this....

 from the mouth of my biggest baby..
" see this boat momma?" (a little insight, this boat probably cost 2 million but hey, shoot for the stars, right?)
"well, i WILL have one of these, i have to go home to get my "mommy" and we will have one of these- we may not LIVE on it but keep it at the marina"
"well, sweetie, i thought I WAS your momma and i would miss you SO MUCH if you moved down here at the age of 8"
"no, mom, Kate will be like my mama, you know, like my.... ummmm"
"you mean like your girlfriend, or wife, like i am to daddy"
"yes, that is what my kate will be"
"well, angel you can call her your Mama, she is a little mama, isn't she?"
"no, no she is not mom, she is MY kate"
"but i am thinking we will have a lot of fun in my jeep that i will have and golf cart"
"do you think kate, being a girl, likes to off road, fish, and ride on four wheelers, jeeps, and boats like you do- or should she await your return getting her toenails painted in the spa"
"mom, she will ALREADY has her toes painted, i would just wait on her and plus mom, i will come home on the weekends and come to birmingham in the summers"

 crabs on the seashore. and little fishies too.

 "oh and mom, kate and i want a sailboat too along with our FAST boat. "

"well, not me charlie, it is too hot sailing along the waters- big daddy use to have a sail boat, it gets HOT!"

"well, momma... How on Earth would you enjoy the beautiful scenery if you didn't go slow and enjoy it?"

sometimes i wonder who the adults are in our family of 5.....

 I agreed with him but STILL didn't change my thoughts, sailing is HOT and i can catch beautiful scenery going fast on another boat. there. but to each their own.

 i can't tell you the milli seconds we counted down to see our princess arrive in all her glory, she swim cover up glory her daddy dressed her in.   Don't you want to eat her up??

 the boys are TOTALLY smitten with their littlest cousin.

 And the scene of the injury..... we waited for exactly 10 days to see our uncle chris and climb this wall together..... while it looks all easy breezy, they made it seem so.... although when my brother got to the top, apparently when you DISlocate your shoulder a 109 times it falls out pretty easy.... And DOWN he went with an arm hanging all dis-located-ly.....   ER there we went.  Our aunt holly held down the fort with a whole lotta kiddos.....

 girls learn EARLY don't they.   Sometimes you just gotta do it for yourself!  Organic Milk anyone, someone get this baby some milk!!!!  

so, that is phase one in no particular order of our last 2/3 weeks.... we are home sweet home and i have 2 outta three begging to go the beach, i mean really boys???

we are missing our across the street neighbors, they are SUPPOSE to be HOME when we are, don't they KNOW?

 My baby is pretty sure that Will left his lovey at our house.

  And we are all dying to hear what our real life honey badger, that would be his adorable baby sister, has been up too.   

It is almost NOT HOME AT ALL for our happy family if our neighbors are gone, luckily we plan to see the rest of the street today. 

 Hear that neighbors, we are coming this afternoon to play, i gotta see all those kiddos and get filled in on the "scoop" if you will.....   

Happy Monday to those who are still reading this book!!