Destin in August

        In August, the four of us headed to Destin for a family vacation. We’re calling it a “trip” because its lots of work to take two boys out of town. It made us grateful that our parents took us on trips even though it took a lot of effort on their part. We did have a wonderful time.   Our mornings involved getting up really early because Thompson was on east coast time.  A couple mornings we went to the donut hole (a family tradition). We would get swimsuits and sunscreen (20min), load up the beach bag (10min), then walk to the beach (3min).  Jonathan stayed under the umbrella and Thompson would play in the sand and water. He loved swimming in the ocean mostly without his floatie. Thankfully, the water was beautiful and very calm so it was like swimming in a pool. We would go back up to the Condo for lunch and naps. Most days, William caught up on work and I was able to enjoy some beach time reading, soaking up the sun and enjoying the quiet. Then we would go back out to the beach after naps; We love the ocean!
       The Cascios were there for our 1^st two days and we enjoyed spending quality time with them. Jay dug a huge hole in the sand and the girls were sweet and played with Thompson and Jonathan. The last morning they were in town we all headed to Another Broken Egg and the food was delicious.  We love their family so much and hope we can continue to over-lap on our trip to Florida.

Jonathan rolled over the first day on the beach. We have been working on that during Physical Therapy and it was great to know he is accomplishing the goals Jean (our PT) has set for him. I missed it because I had gone back to the condo for water. L However there was plenty more rolling over during our trip. Jonathan also had his first food, organic rice cereal. He is getting used to the texture and this week I’ve started making his baby food. He also turned 5 months on the trip; time is flying by. 

Daddy grilled out a lot but one night  we went to Dewey Destin; it was our first time. The food was fantastic and we loved the Harbor Walk. Thompson enjoyed looking at all the boats. It was wonderful to spend quality time as a family and it made us thankful that God has blessed us with a great place to stay, fun-loving boys, and each other.

 

The Sheriff came by during pictures and was a hit :)

 

 

Birthday Party Weekend

My cousin, William, turned 21 last month and so his parents gave him a party at Canoe. It was so much fun to celebrate him. My brother, Thomas, came into town on his move to Orlando. It was great to spend time with family. We are blessed.

 On Saturday, Lucy had her 3rd birthday party. We had a blast and it was fun to celebrate these wonderful lives.

Happy 90th Birthday!

William's Grandparents turned 90 last month. They are two of the most incredible people. We love them so much and we missed the celebration in Sylvester because William was in Japan. So, the grandparents came to spend the weekend with the Monk's in Rome.  It was a wonderful and memory filled weekend. Auntie flew in from NC and we got to go to the pool, watch movies, ride bikes, eat great food and have two birthday cakes. Granmom celebrates her birthday later in the month so we had an early celebration.
Auntie spent the night last night and I took her to the airport this afternoon. Thompson is already missing everyone. We have two very blessed boys to have so much great family around!
Happy Birthday Grandma & Granddad & Granmom! We love you!

Golfcart ride from Granddad and Granddady 

matching PJ's from the Monk's trip to Boston 

 

Daddy's Home

William got back from Japan in mid-July and we've loved having him home. Here are some pictures to show what we've been up to:
Aunt Lay-Lay got fresh lobster and we cooked it at her house. It was the night before daddy got home! We always love grilling/cooking/eating/playing at their house.

 

Seeing Daddy after his trip to Japan:

We went to Thompson's (and Jonathan's) first movie: Cars 2. He loved it!

Date night out to the Palm in Atlanta.

Thompson had swim lessons and he learned a lot: