So Blessed!

Sunday, November 02, 2008

As usual, the kids made new friends while we were there.
Even Sophie found a new friend....his name is Henry!

My two little beach bunnies!

Will & Alex popped a bag of popcorn & fed it
to the seagulls.

Sophie was having no part in the bird feeding, but took a
stroll instead.

The girls with their sand castle

Will was so sweet with Sophie & took her out to
jump the waves....

She was laughing so hard, you could hear her up the beach!

Since there were so few people on the beach while we were there,
the kids could take short walks by themselves. I'm not sure what they
were doing or talking about while they were gone, but they sure did
seem to have a great time!

We set up "camp" for the week.
It was fabulous!

Yes, that is actually Sophie down on the sand!

Alex had Papaw bury her in the sand....I just don't see how she stands
that sand all over her!

For Fall Break, we went to Perdido Beach
with Gran & Papaw!

The first day & off they go....

Sophie still wasn't too sure of the ocean, but just the fact that she wasn't crying to leave the sand was a "miracle" in itself. For those of you who remember last year......the sand was "dross".

I guess Papaw made it all better!

To celebrate Will's 8th Birthday we had a bowling party
at the Redstone Lanes on Redstone Arsenal.

Will & Louis....they share the same birthday!
They were only born 1 hour apart at the same hospital.

Will & "the boys".....

Louis, Will, Joshua & Jake

Here are some of the other friends at the party!

Will & Alex took part in the Huntsville Hospital
Autumn Chase Fun Run this year. It was a 1-mile
fun run & they did a GREAT job!

Here they are with Ashleigh & Kaleigh from church.

They were all very proud of their accomplishment!

Before leaving, we stopped for a couple more pictures.
We were all exhausted & ready to head out.

Thanks, Gran & Papaw! We had a great time!

It's Football Time in Tennessee!!!!

We had great seats on the 45 yard line!

Alex & Dad

Here's Alex getting a little "silly".....I think the heat
was beginning to get to all of us.

Matt was especially starting to lose it!

On September 13th, we took Will & Alex to their first Tennessee Football Game!

We had such a great time! We watched in band march down the street, heading to the stadium, which is a real treat! Alex loved the majorettes & the cheerleaders!