Liam's Baptism

Cake made by Rose for the "pre -party"
Having fun before the Pastor arrived

mini meltdown but the face makes me laugh

Mad's and Dad

Saturday afternoon we finally had Liam's Baptism at grandmas church. It has been bugging me that I haven't had this done for him yet because Madison was Baptised at only 3 months of age. Second child syndrome I guess?? It went really well and Liam actually let Pastor Gus hold him! Grandmas friends Betty and Miriam were there so it definitely felt like Grandma was there with us too! My cousin Leslie and her husband Josh were gracious enough to accept as Liam's Godparents :) We had a little get together with some friends Friday night at the house because no one was available Saturday night. Rose did an awesome job on the cake!

Madison starts 1st grade!!

Her new "best dress" as she calls it :)


We made it to the first day of school by the skin of our teeth! Maddy (as she likes it spelled and called now) came down with a stomach bug yesterday leaving us guessing on how she would be today. I woke her up and she smiled real big and said "I feel GREAT"! She was very excited to go and meet her new classmates and teacher. She got lucky and already knows two of the people in her class!

Madison doing the Chicken Dance

While at the Suns game in Jacksonville last week, we were approached and asked if we would like to have the kids go on the field and do the Chicken Dance in the 4th inning. While nerves got the best of some...Madison went right out there and did her thing (She is the third in from the left) Funny part of this is while I was filming her, Mark and Travis were dancing and cheering the the stands and were broadcast on the big screen! Wish I had seen it :)

Summers are the best time......

to see those we miss the most....
enjoy a good

baseball game.....

sit in the surf and chat with your cousin.....

have cocktails with the women....

sit in your Aunties lap.....

fly a kite with your dad on the beach.......

build sandcastles......

rock your grandson to sleep......

learn how to....

surf on a boogie board.......

practice your dance moves on the sand.....

eat crackers.......

draw your name in the sand.....

reconnect with your cousin.....

make silly faces.....

look cool in your shades....

have a beer at an Irish bar....

hug your kids.....

see your family......

eat corn on the cob......

watch a baby turtle make it out to sea.....

pretend you are lifeguards.....

try your best at an "official" photo shoot with 4 kids....

hug your Grammy.....

try and figure out why waves come and go....

make pizza with Papa......

have special talks with your Grammy......

and soak up your kisses from Papa.....

smile all day long.....

take a snooze under an umbrella on the beach.....

have secret conversations in the sand.....

wear....

matching bathing suits......

go for walks on the beach together in the evening .....

learn how to play in the sand.....

and to have matching Sponge Bob jammies :)

We had an awesome time that went by way too fast!!!

Brusha Brusha Brusha

Love how Madi is right in there peeking over his head :)

We started brushing Liam's teeth last week. He LOVES it. Actually that is an understatement. Every day we find him in the bathroom standing on the stool with a toothbrush in hand saying over and over "TEETH....TEETH". I guess him having an obsession with brushing his teeth is not a bad thing :)