DESTIN 2010

We had a GREAT time in Destin again this year. The weather was perfect and the beaches were beautiful. Thanks to Grana and Pawpaw for a wonderful vacation!

Loving the fountains at Destin Commons

We had several hours of just us on the beach=PEACE!Brandon=all smilesDinner at Harry T'sFeeding the fishThese boys loved playing in the sandTaking a breakThe water was beautiful and clear...except for the 1st day when there were millions of jelly fish. Literally everywhere you looked!Two cute blondesTrent is recently obsessed with his spiked hair. He puts LOTS of gel in, continuously feels it to make sure it's still standing and asks if it's messed up every few minutesIt is pretty cute, I'll admitAttempt one at family pics on the beach:Trent was afflicted with a terrible eye condition and screamed and cried that his eye hurt?!We threatened, spanked, bargained and bribed with riding go carts....NOTHING worked.

Mama was a litttttttle frustrated.During dinner, Trent (after miraculous healing of his eye occured coincidentally at the same time the camera was put away) began to tell us how much he LOVES getting his picture on the beach. And how he really wanted to get his family's picture made on the sand, and he was going to smile so pretty and look at he camera and his eye would never hurt again...and in short....REALLY wanted to ride go carts. He went around the table and kissed Brandon and I and each of his grandparents and told us how much he loved us!

And because Mama REALLY wanted pics on the beach...we tried again:Guess who was in a bad mood this time?!UGH!!!!

And with that....I gave up!!!

We did, at least, get a good one with their grandparents

Zachary showing off his 'cool' poseTrent showing how sweet he can be.Trent took up boogie boarding this year...he wore Brandon out!Pawpaw loves to play in the water with the boysTrent did not like the feeling of wet swimsuit/ sand combination. He changed clothes 10 times a day. These Buzz Lightyear pj's are his favorites and made an appearance on the beach at one point.Zachary was a pro boarder this year, but I didn't get any cute pics of him doing it???He met a friend from Louisiana and they played for hours.For 2 days, they played so well together and Zachary was sad that he would never see him again. When I asked Z what the guys name was he said, "I didn't catch his name." :)EVERYONE wants to know about the oil and the clean up crews. We saw ONE tar ball the whole 5 days we were there. The crews came by a few times while we were on the beach. We loved their set up. The port a potties on the trailer made me laugh! And I loved how they gathered up under this tent like they were at a funeral.

Fun, fun vacay!! Looking forward to next year already!!!

FOUR!

Trent turned 4 years old on the 28th of June. I simply cannot believe he is 4! I was just getting use to the fact that he wasn't 2 anymore!!! We had a swimming party at Grana and PawPaw's house to celebrate his big day.

I decorated with and had candy themed party favors.

[Thanks, Jamie, for the tags!!]

Grana and PawPaw gave T a new bike that he was crazy about. It is a 'real race bike'...in his mind.As everyone started to arrive with his gifts, he just had to open the presents right then. He had the presents opened within 10 minutes of the party starting!Trent asked me, "Mamma, do I get to take all of these toys home???" This is our second go round with the toy chainsaw....Some of you are remembering Zachary's incident that was caught on video with our first one.:)He loved these huge blow up baseball bats. Mr. Corey was the first victim.After he opened his presents he was ready for everyone to sing to him. He was very confident as the birthday boy and I heard him say to his friend, "It's my birthday party and I can say what I want." [They were discussing who he would marry.]And these are the top 2 marriage prospects at this point. Kit (left) is who he claims is his girlfriend...most of the time. Kate (right) is who proclaims that she will marry him one day. Her sister even confirmed her decision by telling her, "Trent is the perfect man for you."He loved everyone singing to him and blowing out his candles.The cupcakes were delicious.......and messy!!Collin and Trent spent the majority of the party inside playing with all the new toys. I don't think Trent ever got back in the pool after he discovered all his gifts. These two had a blast hanging out. At one point I saw them both deep in conversation, holding their lollipops in one hand and tt-ing in the grass side by side. Some of the mammas relaxing under the umbrella

A few of the kids in the pool. We counted 32 kids in the pool at one time!!I think the big kids (teenage cousins) enjoyed the slide more than the little guys.

Trent woke up on the morning of his party and said,

"NO training wheels, NO floaties, NO pacies, and NO hair!!!"

That pretty much sums up four for us! What a great few years it has been. Trenton James has added so much to our family. We love that little guy to pieces!!

Summer Cuts

Review of hair before summer cuts:And now the summer look:

They were not being very cooperative when I was trying to take pictures of their new hair. But you get the idea....very short! They both love their 'dos. I agreed to let Brandon cut Trent's when he was 4. He will be 4 on Monday so I caved a little before. I think he looks adorable, but am looking forward to those blonde locks growing back!:)

Funnies

Z: Some people wear shoes in their house. We don't. That's not how we roll."

Brandon to Trent after church. "You acted horrible in church. What was the deal?" T: "I was trying to sleep and those brothers were talking too loud." (As in Bro. Clint, our preacher, and Bro. Tim, our music leader.)

T: After getting his head shaved, "People won't know my name."

Zachary spent the night with Grana for 2 nights, T said, "I thought he was going to be Grana's kid."

A friend of ours asked Trent what he wanted for his birthday.
Trent: a bb gun
Tim: Well, that's really something your parents have to buy you. Anything else?
Trent: Ummmmm, a real chain saw.
Tim: I'm sorry I asked.

Zachary walked out of my bathroom with a feminine product in his hand, "Mom, why do you still have these?" Me: "Sometimes mommies just need those. Go put it up." Z: "Girls understand it, boys sure don't." AMEN!

Me: "Who do you want to invite to your birthday party?"
T: "Everybody we know who has little kids."

Overheard conversation:
Z: Have you ever seen anybody kiss?
Keller: Yea. My dad kisses my mom.
Z: No! Like somebody whose not married?
Keller: Yes on tv.
Z: I saw Freddie and Sam kiss on I-Carly.
Z and Keller at the same time: SIIIIIIIICK!

Somebody called to inquire about our rental property. Z said, "Do they want to rent it?" I told him that it was a possibility. He said, "If they do, that will be a dream come true for me." Didn't realize the rental property was part of his dreams?!

Zachary and I were discussing God vs. evil. He said, "I bet hell is so happy everytime I get in trouble." Then as we continued in the conversation about God being able to overcome evil, he slightly missed the point when he said, "He comes over evil to me a lot." I asked what he meant and he said, "You know, like everytime I get in trouble!"

Rivercats T-ball

Zachary had a great year in t-ball. (His last year!) His team was called the Rivercats. He really improved so much from last year. We love watching him and he loves playing!

I never do get over how cute he looks all decked out in his uniform! Big throw!
Cute!

Giving his buddy, Zack Tyler, some direction

World's Best Daddy---World's Best T-ball Coach A little last minute prep talk

Lining up

Great hit!

Highlights from this season that I don't want to forget:

Zachary hit his first (in the park) homerun this season. When he rounded third to come home he had the biggest smile on his face. I have never seen him so proud of himself. He received the game ball as a result of his great hit. After the game we walked over to the other fields and told EVERYONE we came in contact with about his homer. We discussed it play by play on the car ride home. We called and text every person he could think of to tell. When we got home and he got in the bathtub he asked, "Why have y'all quit talking about my homerun?!" :)

The next morning on the way to school he said, "Mamma, let's talk about my homerun some more."

Zachary caught several fly balls, line drives and made an unassisted double play this season, too. After the double play (caught a line drive and tagged a runner who didn't tag up) he and the first baseman celebrated so much that they almost missed the next batter's hit!

Brandon said all season that Trent was going to get some playing time during the last game. He practices with Zachary all the time and was ready!!

He started off in the outfield. He got tired after the first batter and decided to hang up his hat....

And take a little break. But when it was time for his at bat, he was pumped up! He could hardly wait his turn!

He hit a hard hit all the way into the outfield!

And he was off.....

High five from Coach David at his arrival at first.

Run, run, run!

"I'm biggest as my brother."

My three favorite guys. I am so blessed.

Kindergarten Graduation

It is so hard to believe that just 9 short months ago, Zachary started Kindergarten. I remember all too well the nerves, the uncertainty, the insecurity and the excitement. He had a great year and was blessed with a very special teacher. He has matured, gained confidence, and learned more than I ever thought possible in one short year. We will always look back on his first year of school with a smile.

He had a small speaking part in the graduation play. He was not excited about it at all!:)

Getting his diploma from principal Mrs. Walley

A hug from Mrs. Sammye

Looking so cute in cap and gownWe celebrated the end of the school year with a fun day. The kids had a blast.Zack Tyler, Zachary, Jabo and Mrs. Sammye

A GREAT YEAR!!!