Beach Trip with the Snuffins

We went with our family to Orange Beach, Alabama, and we had an awesome week! Andrew and Owen had a lot of fun, and Gary and I were so blessed to squeeze in some relaxation time, thanks to our wonderful family. We also came home with a new pet (thanks Aunt Peepers). It's a hermit crab, and Andrew named him Perry-Perry.

Here's the view from our room on the 10th floor of the Phoenix VII.


Here are the cousins-Andrew, Blake, Owen, and Eric

Me and my sweet boys


Owen loved being outside and being in the pool.

Mamaw and Owen

Andrew wanted to stay in the water all day.

Relaxing

Owen took a few of his naps on the beach under the tent.

Andrew was "making soup" with the sand and water

Sandcastle time

Watching Toy Story 3 together. Andrew adores his cousins.

Dinner at Cobalt

Paige, Chris, Eric, and Blake


Mamaw, Papaw, and the grandsons



Here's the whole crew.

Minature Golf Night

Andrew loved playing golf. He actually got a hole-in-one and was so proud!

Chatter Box

We love all the random conversations that we have with Andrew each day! It's amazing to see his little imagination at work, and there's rarely a dull or quiet moment at our house :)

Andrew seems to be growing up way too fast, and I wanted to remember a few of the words Andrew uses right now that are just precious to me...

Macon means Bacon
Strawbarerry means Strawberry
Macamoni means Macaroni
Swake means Snake
Schmack means Snack
Sweep means Sleep
A Thirsty means a Sip

6 Months Old!

It's hard to believe that Owen is already 6 months old. Where has time gone these past few months? Owen is a joy and is such a happy baby. He loves when anyone talks to him, and he grins from ear to ear. We took Owen for his check-up, and he's 22 pounds and 28 inches long. That's 95 percentile for height and weight! For my records, he's wearing size 12 month clothes, size 3 diapers, 5 bottles a day, and 3 solid food meals a day. He has been trying to sit up these past few weeks, but today, I think I can say he has officially gotten it! He sat up by himself for a long time tonight and only had a few topples over. He's drooling like crazy these days and putting everything in his mouth. I can't see teeth yet, but he's definitely chomping down on his toys. He's also a little chatter box. We hear all kinds of syllables coming out each day between laughter and squeals.

Sweet brothers!

Sitting up all by himself.

Andrew thought it was funny to put this on Owen's head :)

Montgomery Zoo

We took the boys to Montgomery to have their pictures taken. While we were there, we decided to spend the afternoon at the zoo. It was so much fun for all of us! Andrew wanted to go back as soon as we got home.

Train ride around the zoo.


Feeding the giraffes!