Monday, February 16, 2009

Vacation - Part I

Where to begin? We are home from our cruise.

Pappy and Grammy kept the kids for us. (THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!! Can we do it again tomorrow?) We returned to their home Sat. afternoon to a new arrangement of their furniture. It seems while we were gone, Gabe decided to crawl and pull-up (not to mention his 2 teeth popped through)! He has turned into a completely different kid these days. He gets so frustrated when his legs won't get traction on hardwoods. I've found his favorite pastime is to crawl around the house after me and cry when I won't pick him up. He is wearing me out! Also, his night schedule is crazy right now. He is going down between 7:30-8:00 and starts stirring around 5:00 am! On to the next kid.

Pappy and Grammy kept Allie very busy and her mind off of us while we were away. From what I hear, she went swimming, to the beach to build sandcastles, to the park, to the spray park, to the zoo, on the boat, to McDonalds to eat and play, etc. She had a wonderful time in FL and is looking forward to her next visit.

Below are some pics of the kids I took before and after our cruise. I will post the pics from our cruise soon. Stay tuned....




Marco has an awesome park - complete with pirate themed playground, swings, basketball courts, toddler basketball courts, shuffle board, soccer field, spray park, walking track around a pond, and so much more. We actually now have the Parks and Rec. Director who made this amazing park come to life heading up Parks and Rec here in Greenville. Dana - hook us up!



Allie has her name on a board on the fence surrounding the park.

Allie trying to get up the courage to brave the cold water in the spray park.


Running under the the bridge of water with daddy close behind.


Water break.



Here fishy fishy...




We managed to squeeze in a family boat ride before we left on the cruise. This is why I never post family pics anymore. Allie ALWAYS does something like this!



I could not get enough pictures of our little man in his life jacket. This is a big difference between he and Allie. He was just chillin'.....



Makes me laugh everytime!



...And the close-up.





Searching for seashells.





No fear. Allie walked right into the ocean fully clothed. So, she was pantless riding back to Pappy and Grammy's house.

3 comments:

Tonya said...

I absolutely adore the picture of Gabe with his life jacket on. He looks so stiff, but like you said, he was chillin. Glad you and Stephen got some alone time. Can't wait to see cruise pics!

Unknown said...

OOOH! I LOVE THAT SQUISHY FACE!! I WANT TO KISS IT RIGHT UP!
I did get a little Gabe fix on Friday...I called and he was giggling! YUMMY!

And...wow...is Allie just a little lady?! No fair, all this growing up!

The Roper's said...

This looks like a vacation right here! Can't wait to see the other pics. And Allie's hair is so long...I love it.