We kicked off Summer 2009 this weekend! The weather was supposed to be really crappy but the sunshine came through for us. Yeah!!!! Don had the pool looking fabulous and even though the water was a tad chilly due to all the rain, it didn't slow us down.

We had plenty of food - Don cooked hot dogs and boiled a pot of shrimp. Everybody brought a ton of goodies to snack on. Matthew and Grant had what looks like a hot dog eating competition. Don't really see either one of them winning any time soon.

So glad summer is here!!! Bring on the sunshine!

Race Car Bed

Just wanted to show off Matthew's new Race Car Bed. He was so surprised!!! He wouldn't stop climbing all over it.

As you can see.....we had no problem getting him to sleep in it!

Mardi Gras 2009

Mardi Gras was a success this year. We kicked everything off with Venus. This year we were Biker Babes. We wore leather chaps and vests, and the Marshall's wore them as well. It was a fun theme. The weather was great for the parade as well!

Next up was Striper's Ball Thursday night. Don is still not riding, but we're hopeful he'll be riding in a couple of years. Meanwhile, he has to 'work' the ball. It kinda sucks because he's supposed to be monitoring the halls and can't be outside watching the parade. Oh well, pay the dues now, and play later!

Sunday was Joe Cain day and it was a blast. It was a little chilly that day, but nobody seemed to mind.

Don even got interviewed by Fox 10 News. Love the panties Jamie!

After all that, we needed a break! We headed down to the beach where we watched the Gulf Shores and Orange Beach parades. Matthew was more enthused about the trucks pulling the floats than the actual floats themselves! It was another great day!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!!! Yes, the boys got the swingset done. Thanks to everybody that helped out. It was quite a project and somewhat stressful with the impending deadline, but Matthew loved it. I'm sure it will get quite a bit of use!


Of course, Santa was not such a big hit......


But the toys sure were!

Swingset Update

Matthew is getting a swingset/fort for Christmas. We've had so much going on lately, it's come down to the weekend before Christmas to start assembling the set. As if the holidays weren't stressful enough already.

Here's what Five Days 'til Christmas looks like.....

The guys have put in a lot of hours to get it ready.

Four days to go......

And it's time to Raise the Roof!!!!......

Don't know how much each side weighs, but there sure are some funny faces being made when they lift it.

Well, here we are Monday morning. It's DANG COLD outside, Don has the crud and still a good bit left to build. Looks like Christmas Eve is gonna be an all-nighter!! Wish us luck!

Holidays 2008

Thanksgiving was a great time. Matthew rode his tractor all over the yard and even entertained us by wearing his dirt bike helmet. The weather was awesome!

Once the turkeys were all fried up, we loaded up on the big tractor and headed down to MiMi and Grandpa's house for all the fixings. Matthew's a good driver!!

Our next task was getting our Christmas tree for this year. I think Matthew is wondering why in the heck we cut down a perfectly good tree.

And this is the final product. It looks really pretty at night with all the lights lit up. Hopefully Santa will bring some gifts to put under it!

Hangin' On To Summer

Last weekend was a blast. We met Todd, Margaret and Stevi at the condo and they brought their friends Michelle, Gina and Brian with them. First we hopped on the boats and rode out to Robinson Island.

After having a few on the beach (even got Martha to shoot some Patron) we headed over to Tacky Jack's to watch the Alabama football game.

Roll Tide Roll!!! We totally pigged out on healty fare like nachos and fries while we watched the Tide roll on to yet another victory. Check out Stevi's haircut - how cute!!!!

Matthew wouldn't let me take his Roll Tide shirt off Saturday night to put on his jammies, so he just slept in it. Don cooked breakfast Sunday morning. As our friend Jamie would say - Everything should taste like bacon! I think Matthew agrees!!!