Beach Boys

Let me take a break from packing for a minute to share these pictures. A few weeks back Nana and Gramps rented the condo in St. Augustine in a belated celebration of Maddie, Camden and Jake's birthdays. It was worth the wait! Of course I didn't bring my camera but thank goodness Nana did. This was Luke's first time out on the beach and he loved it! Even when a wave almost knocked him over, he didn't cry. And Camden is really starting to like the waves too, going out deeper than he ever has before and laughing with every jump. Luke also got to hang with his BFF Samuel, who was also on the beach for the first time (Samuel didn't seem to be feeling the beach too much this day!) We also met up with Amie and Andrew and Ed and Edie, who brought their crazy (and sweet) kids along. I can't believe how big everyone has gotten!
P.S. I'm sorry, CamCam, didn't get any pics of you in the water, but we took tons when it was your first time in the water, remember? :)

Box 'em Up!!

It's official! We're headed home to Tallahassee! Kevin has accepted a job offer in the Tallahassee area and we've found a prospective buyer for the house. I had 2 successful interviews that past week and it's becomming very clear that this is where God wants us to be!
My last day of work is 8/20 and I think Kevin's is the week before that. Not sure when the actual move will take place, but we'll be calling any able-bodied volunteers that might be interested! Thank you all, for your prayers. :)

Pool party for Ramona's 1st!

We are back from G-pa Hoyt's house in Perry, where all of Camden and Luke's cousins on Mommy's side gathered to celebrate Ramona's 1st birthday with a pool party! Aunt Becky finally took some pictures (instead of stealing Aunt Betsy's!) to capture this rare occasion. Enjoy, there are only 38 of them!

Pool Party at the Ciak Pad!

We have been planning to get the kids together for 3 months and did so last weekend at Ris's parents' home in Tampa. The cousins played in the pool, the adults caught up and we all dined on Mr. and Mrs. Ciak's yummy cooking. They are such wonderful hosts...Mrs. C always puts fresh towels in the bedrooms, with a bottle of water on the nightstand. And they gave the kids Rays baseball toys and books to read (both of which helped to entertain the boys on the way home!). We had so much fun, we're already thinking about getting together in the fall too! Thanks Mr. and Mrs. C!! :)

Busy Bees

It's getting harder and harder to keep up with our blog lately with roadtrips, Tally job-hunting and the normal riggors of parenting little ones! But here are some pics of the last few weeks. Not a lot of writing, because let's face it: everyone wants to see pics, right?! (some of these are from Nana's camera and, for some odd reason, downloaded with a line through the picture)