My Sweet Girls!!!

Today was another beach day!! I was able to snap some pics before loading up and heading out!! Just wanted to share a few!!!!  :)

 Sweet little sister secrets!!! :)

yes.... we wear hair bows to the beach too!!!!!

Andi Grace and her "silly bands"!!!Precious!!!!!

She LOVES them, and it is so cute how she puts them on her ankle!!!

She smiles so big that it makes her little eyes squint closed!! I told her to smile and keep her eyes open, so she pulled her eye lids down!! Mattie Claire with her dramatic self said, "Andi Grace....don't do that! Your eyeballs will fall out"!! haha!! Thanks for that, mama!!!!! :)

Speaking of my animated Mattie Claire!!!

And finally, we made it to the beach!!! I had to snap this on picture!! My baby girl is growing up to fast! Just in the past month she has gone from not playing in the sand to loving playing all by herself!!! *sniff, sniff*!! I miss her wanting me to hold her!!!!!

Beach Day..... May 26, 2010!!!!!

According to Brian, today was the best day ever to go to the beach and "catch some waves"!!!  I never argue when it comes to going to the beach for the day!!! So we packed up and went to Ormond Beach to hang out with Uncle Tony for the day!!! The girls had a blast with the boogie boards, and Brian had a  blast surfing the monster waves!!! Me....well it made me a little nervous to see Brian so far out with those "killer waves", but I made it!!! :)

Mattie Claire pulling Andi Grace on the boogie board!!!

 I love this pic!!! Look at them laughing!!!

Mattie told her to hold on, and boy did she hold on!!!!

Andi Grace was telling Mattie something!!! Looks pretty intense!!

My dancing princess!!!

future surfer or swim suit model!!! ;)

Love to watch AG run!!! Hilarious!!!

Serious "sand surfers"!!

Snack Time!!!

She called this her "surfer girl pose"!!

Love her!!!!

Brian catching a wave!!! I need a new zoom lens!!!

And another.......

And the wave bringing him back in!!!!!

Smokin'!!!!! ;)

Andi Grace and Uncle Tony eating boiled peanuts!!!

Writing in the sand!!!!

This is for all our friends and family back in Alabama!!!

Andi Grace's Big Girl Bed!!!!

My sweet little Andi Grace is getting to be such a big girl!!! It breaks my heart, I can't believe how fast she has grown!!! :(  She decided she wanted a "princess bed",

so what did Brian do???  He went and bought her a princess bed of course!!! She has him wrapped around her pinky very tight!!! ha!!! Tuesday when he came in from work, he and Andi Grace started putting together her princess bed!!! She was so excited....It was precious!!!

 She tried so hard to help..... (she sort of looks like "cousin it" in this pic)!!

So sweet!!!

Brian will never admit it, but that toddler bed almost got the best of him!!

She is such her mother's child!!!!!

The finished product!!! The cutest toddler bed ever!!!!!

Did she sleep in it you ask??? Well......she went to sleep in her new bed, but got up during the night and got in the bed with me!! (I didn't mind)!! So the next morning I was already up having my coffee when she woke up, walked into the living room and said, "Mom....did I sleep in my bed"? It was so precious!!!!! She is doing better in her bed! Every night she stays in it a little longer!!!!

Fun, Flirty and Thirty, 2010!!!!!

As most of you know, this past weekend we went back home to the friendly state of Alabama for our big Birthday Bash!!! When I say "our" I am referring to myself and several of my best friends!!!! We all started school together in K-3 at Crenshaw Christian Academy, and all graduated together!! We share a very close bond!! One that could never be duplicated or replaced! During our years together at CCA, many came and went..... However only the strong survived!!!!! Ha!!! If you ever had any dealings with us, I'm sure you will agree to that 100%!!!!! To get on with the reason for the party.......We all turn 30 this year, so we decided to celebrate in style!!! With a throw-down party like no other!!! I must say, we all had a blast!!! I have missed those girls so much, so being with them again was absolutely bittersweet!!! :)

The Birthday Girls!!!

Me, Amanda, Christy, April and Hanna!!!

*Christy and I are not quite 30* ;)

This exact moment is where the night began! We (and when I say we I really mean Amber) were getting the food ready and put perfectly into place while Sue (aka Amanda) was pouring the wine!!!

This is Amber!! She is a year older than us, but since high school has really become one of our closest friends!! She took charge party night and got everything set-up and looking beautiful!!! I always call her our "mother hen"!!! She is older and wiser...you know!!! ;)

My sweet Brian!! He was a real trooper on party day! He was at the camp house all day with six women!! He unloaded cars, put up tiki torches and even smoked sausage!!! And might I add....he never once complained!!! He is one in a million!!!! So happy I was able to be the "one" to snag him!!

Me and Amanda!!!!

Me and April!!

 Me and Christy!!

Me and Hanna!!

Me and my sister!!! While at the party, I reached up to hug my very tall brother!! When I did, a strap on my dress broke!! My sister said, "don't worry...I have a sewing kit in my car"!! So Hollie to the rescue it was!!! I love her!! So blessed to have such a wonderful sister!!!

Me and my daddy!!! I don't think he ever missed and event I was part of!!! :)

I love this picture!!! And I love these girls!!! :)

Brian and Brandon taking time to smile......

Me and my brother!! Hard to believe I used to haul him around with me everywhere!!! Now he is all grown up and is the BEST uncle in the world!!! :)

Amanda, me and April!!!!

Christy, me and April!!

Fun, fun, fun!!!!!!

It was the perfect night!!!!! 

 Ha!! Ha!! Love this!!! :)

Amber and Mr. Eleven!!!

Love these girls!!! And obviusly we love the camera??

Hanna went missing every time the camera came out!!! 

As you can tell by the pictures, we had a wonderful party!!! Thank you Brian, for capturing these priceless moments for us!!!  You are the best!!!!! :)

A weekend of fun in the sun!!!

This past weekend we enjoyed both a day at the beach and a day in the pool!!! The girls had a blast both days!!! This was a special day for Andi Grace!!! Most days at the beach with Andi Grace are spent chasing her and making her put her clothes back on! If she gets sand on her or water on her swimsuit...well, that means she is going to strip naked right where she is and change!!! On this beautiful Saturday, she actually played on the beach in the sand and water the entire day!!! She didn't take her swimsuit off until we were heading home!!! She was such a big girl!!!! (which breaks my heart)!! Mattie Claire and Sarah had a blast as usual!!! They have so much fun when we go to the beach!! Brian and I actually have to make them come get a snack and drink!!! "Uncle Tony", who is Brian's best friend, lives in a condo on the beach; so that is where we always go hang out! Andi Grace claimed Uncle Tony as her best friend very early on and she always wants his keys!!! The key opens the gate to the restrooms, so of course she wants to go to the restroom like a zillion times!!! We all have such a great time hanging out together!!! It always makes for a fun and entertaining day at the beach!!!

Andi Grace with her famous keys!!!!

She is the absolute funniest child ever!!!

 Mattie Claire and Sarah ready for the beach!!

She plays and plays!!!

MC loves to build castles and AG loves to mess them up!!

MC & Sarah enjoying the sun and sand!!

They have their very own "set-up"!!

Three happy little girls!!!

MC flying her kite!!

Brian and AG flying the kite!!

The kite!!!

Brian and Uncle Tony building the sand castle mansion!!

The girls playing while waiting for the end result!!

And finally some rest and relaxation!!