Panama City Beach - Day 1

Panama City Beach – Day 1


Well we are here! We got up this morning around 4:30A.M. and headed out at 5:00!!! The kids slept for a while and we stopped for breakfast and for Kevin to get his winning lottery ticket. (I wish!) We arrived at 10:30 – 11:00 and housekeeping was still cleaning from the mess that was left! So we went looking around and had lunch. After we unpacked and the kids swam in the pool, we got groceries and Meaghan swam some more while Kevin, Justin and Michael napped. Dinner was in house tonight and planned that way for a few more nights. I told Kevin we are here to relax, not to stand in line forever to wait on dinner. He needs to relax and that is what I plan for him to do! Anywho - after dinner we went to the beach and Michael busted his backside – it was so funny! As the clouds began to roll in, we went to the pool for about 20 minutes then it was baths and settle down time. It was 7:30 and we are exhausted! Here is the link to today’s photos. Tomorrow – all day at the beach!!!

Drew, Brandy & Jacob's Birthday Party Fun

Noccalula Falls

We had a very busy weekend. I cooked dinner for George, Mandi, Stone & Sadie Friday night. Needless to say, Stone & Sadie did not want to eat. For some reason they thought as soon as they finished they would have to leave. We had a very good visit and I am very glad we were finally able to get our schedules together. One of the first things that Sadie did when she came in was take her shoes off. Well everybody know how I am about shoes! I love that she felt at home enought to take them off. It was great fun and I can't wait to do it again. Sorry no pictures...

Then Saturday we headed to Noccalula Falls for a car show with Kevin's Uncle Marvin, Aunt Shirley, Tammy, Don, Aunt Lena and Uncle Howard. We had a wonderful day and a great time visiting with them. Shirley is a animal lover and again this year brought her giant dog, Anna. Anna is a Newfoundland, however, she looks like a bear. Meaghan fell in love with her last year and could not get enough of her this year. Anna loves to ride in their huge motorhome and if anyone gets on the golf cart she expects a ride. For some reason, I never even got my camara out so the pictures that I have were taken by my Mom.

Funny Happy Birthday

My birthday was Thursday of last week. Thanks to my wonderful husband I did not have to cook dinner that night, nor did I have to do much of anything else. He even brought home a cake. I guess he could not find the birthday candles that I keep and ended up placing one of my tapered candles in the middle of the cake! It was hilarious! Meaghan, Summer and Natalie thought that was the best thing in the world. We had enough cake to share with the neighbors. So the whole cul-de-sac joined in the fun. Here are some pictures of Kevin's masterpiece...

Wearing Daddy's Hat

Last week Meaghan went to VBS with Brandy. Every morning she would meet Brandy at Gran's house and they would ride in the church van with Mr. James. The girls also got to go swimming at Gran's and even went to see MawMaw and her baby goats. On Tuesday it was "wear a hat day", and Kevin let her wear his leather hat. After she got dressed she insisted that I take her picture.

Kevin's Preacher Choice Award

Last weekend we went to a car show at Sharon Heights Baptist Church. There were about 100 cars there and we had a great day. Kevin won Top 25 and $100 from the money tree. He also won the “Preacher’s Choice”. Kevin was very excited that the main person there picked his car over 100 other cars. The following are a few photos from that day.

Mother’s Day at Graves Gap

On Mother’s Day Kevin and I took Justin and Meaghan to the cemetery in Hayden to his grandparent’s grave. We have been several times and this time Roger and Betty went with us. For some reason, this visit left a very strong impression on Meaghan. Last week she came to the office and was playing with her chalk outside. Take a look at her representation of “Graves Gap”. The drawing is of the Graves Gap Church, the circle around the cemetery and at the bottom, the graves. I thought it was so sweet!

Brandy's Baby Bunny

Well it has been a few days since I have posted on here so I thought I would get caught up. Hopefully this will not be extremely long, if so, sorry!

Let me begin with a little story about my niece Brandy. When she and Bailey were babies they had to go into the hospital because of their ears. I remember having a really bad day at work and not having the time to go and get what I thought was a “decent” gift for the babies. I ended up buying them something in Children’s Hospital Gift Shop and was very disappointed. I bought Bailey a monster truck and for Brandy I bought a pink stuffed bunny. For anyone that knows Brandy, you know this bunny. From the time she wrapped her arms around “Baby Bunny”, they were together everywhere! She would wrap her little fingers around the ribbon, put her thumb in her mouth and “Baby Bunny” would cover her little face. “Baby Bunny” was her everything! After a few years and a few minor re-stuffs, I went on the search to locate another bunny. To my surprise, Children’s Hospital had one left. I made a mad dash downtown and bought the prized bunny. After a few more years, “Baby Bunny” #2 had a few rough times and I was never able to locate a new one. Believe me, I tried! But for some reason Brandy’s MEAN Mom and Dad decided that she was too big for the bunny and they made her give it up. :( However, sneaky Aunt Michelle has a few secrets! When she had to give her up, for some reason that I really don’t remember, she gave the original “Baby Bunny” back to ME!!! So, when she comes to spend the night with us, I let her sleep with her. Aunt Shell – the hero! She got so excited when I asked her did she need a baby to sleep with and then I presented her with her best friend. Within seconds, she grabbed the bunny and was fast asleep. But being the “big girl” that she is, the next morning; we put “Baby Bunny” back to bed until the next time she stays with us. It was so sweet and I could not pass up taking a picture of her wrapping that bunny in her arms.