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Snorkeling

Allison

took the boys to a snorkeling activity offered at Battery Worth on Fort Pickens. They met the Rangers there and were given instructions and then allowed to snorkel and net the wildlife. The boys caught a collection of hermit crabs. Some of the other varieties of wildlife that was discovered by others today were shrimp, blue crab, minnows, ghost crabs, cone jellyfish, etc. Afterwards they had lunch @ Langdon Beach and then swam in the waves. The water was beautiful and they all had so much fun. It was a hot day. It was a definitely an activity to repeat. (And Yes, I totally stole this post from Allison's Blog. Thanks Girlie! hehehe)

Hiking and other Adventures

I went to Utah... it was awesome possum.
I got to go hiking in Logan canyon and we went to this place they refer to as the Wall of China. It was breathtakingly beautiful.

The bottom of the trail

A little Climbing to make it more adventurous.

Just a Neat View

A really cool outcropping on the wall- it was almost a circle.

Happy 3th Birthday Jack-Jack!

We celebrated Jack's "3th" birthday today. (Yeah we totally need to send a copy of the cake to Cake Wrecks.) Jack was thrilled with his presents especially his racetrack and new Cars storybook pillow. :) (Can you tell the child loves cars?) He is a boy through and through but we love him so much. We are so lucky to have him in our family! Where does the time go? Jack is growing up to quickly!

Dragonfly Art Gallery

We went to the dragonfly Art Gallery to look at some local artists work. There were alot of different mediums there. They had woven art, watercolors, carvings, chalk, and photography. Jessalyn found a dolphin watercolor that she really liked. Jeffrey was very attracted to one of a camel caravan. The activity went right along with the boys Webelos artist badge. But we will definitely visit again as they typically change the display and feature room every month. What a neat find here in our little town.

Swim Lessons

I signed the kids up for swim lessons at UWF. Jack Jack did a parent/ child class that was pretty fun and Jeffy and Jessa did regular swim lessons. On the last day, they went off the diving board in the deep end. Jessalyn went twice but Jeffrey was afraid to go and only went once after they relented and let him wear a life jacket. hehehe. But now he likes it and when we were at a friends pool he went off the diving board numerous times. It is weird for me because I don't ever remember NOT being able to swim. I was born part fish I suppose. :) Will said he doesn't remember either. It was always just something we did. But my kiddies are getting there.

Pool Party!!

Our Friends the Cruz's had a bunch of people over for a BBQ and Homemade ICE CREAM! YUM! We finished off the day in The Fairbanks' Pool. Lots of Fun!

Our Friend's The Stuckey's.

Esteban, Rebecca, Jessalyn, and a friend.

Allison and Jack-Jack

Jack thinks he is an expert after those swim lessons and it is tough to keep him out of the deep end.

Kindergarten Graduation

Jessalyn and her Teacher Mrs. Brainard

Today was Jessalyn's Kindergarten Graduation. :) We are so proud of how much she has learned and grown this year! Jessalyn is definitely off to a running start and will do very well in school. Jessalyn was not able to be in the program but she enjoyed watching all of her friends and talking with everyone afterwards. :)

Congratulations Jessalyn!

Golf Lessons

Jeffrey has started Golf Lessons and he really likes them. He was selected by the coaches to receive a set of Acculength golf clubs because they felt he showed alot of potential and gave a good effort. These are really neat because they are the right length and adjust with your child as they grow. My understanding is that when Kids use clubs for adults that are cut down it effects the flexibility and can change the swing. Supposedly these change and fix that problem. We are very proud of Jeffrey and his new sport interest! Here is a video I made during one of his last practices.

More Sun and Fun

So, I am sure you all get tired of the same ol beach photos over and over but we do have a great time at the beach. We went again and played in the surf. There were alot of surfers out. I had fun teaching the kids how to body surf and "catch the wave." It was a fun afternoon. I had to laugh though because afterwards, Jeffrey realized he had not gotten any sunscreen on his legs so they were tender and burnt. Myself, well, without another adult, I sprayed myself and let the children help. OOPS!!! I am one stripped momma. Seriously. I have striped legs, striped arms, and the top of my back was sprayed well. However, the bottom half of my back was not so fortunate. I will be nursing a burn for the next little while. Jessa could have used more sunscreen on her face but it wasn't bad. Jack was the lucky one. He came away without a burn.

Graduation.... Again

Woot! Zack and I both graduated. So glad to have one more step completed.
Stacy also graduated with us. However, we didn't get to sit next to each other. Sniff. We got separated right before we walked in.
Due to concerns about the Swine Flu, they did not shake hands with the graduates during the ceremony. So silly if you ask me. But I really didn't need to shake their hands to make the day complete anyhow! :) Z and I were the only ones to throw our hats. Everyone else missed out on the fun, sorry for them! hehehe!

Jack's Flintstone Car

JAck loves his new wheels.. hehehe. Too Cute. Many thanks to Maureen Stuckey. Jack LOVES it!

Jessalyn is 6!

My sweet baby girl is 6! Can you believe it!?!
Wow.
She is still our cowgirl. She sure loves her horses. So for her birthday this year we took 5 of her friends and we on a trail ride up in the state forest. It was alot of fun. Jessalyn's horse Storm had a colt you will see in the pictures. It was named Squall.
At the end of the ride (about 45 minutes) Jessalyn's horse decided to follow her colt off onto the road instead of following the other horses back to the corral. That was a lil adventure for her. But she had a great time and was thrilled to be able to share it with her friends.

Birdhouses!

This morning started out with a "quick run" to Walmart and then Home Depot to get some new paint for Grandma's bedroom. (There's a story for ya! 2 actually... ask us later)
ANyhow, So while at Home Depot a lady asked Jessalyn if she had made her birdhouse. Jessalyn said no. The lady said, "oh, well you better hurry before they run out. I think they still have some. You get to use tools!" (Everybody now.... ooooohhh!) So we hurried over and Jessalyn made a birdhouse. The cool people at Home Depot even let us bring one home for Jeffrey to make.
When we got home, Jeffrey made his and they both painted them up beautifully. It was a fun little project to get our Saturday going. This afternoon we headed over to the pool at the college and played around. Jackson was not happy at all when we 1st got there. He wanted to leave. He didn't want to be in the water at all, even with a lifejacket or me holding him. So we let him just toss us the ball for most of the day. Then, about 20 minutes before we were going to leave, he decided he wanted to get in. He hopped into the pool and hung onto the wall by himself. I let him be for the most part and in a few minutes he wanted to be held in the water and was ready to imitate Jeffrey and Jessalyn swimming in the water. When we got home he told papaw he "went swim like a fish."


FYI
Home Depot has a free kids workshop the first Saturday of every month (9a-12p). Next month the project is a wheelbarrel planter. My kids are hooked and want to go every month.

Exploreum!

A Boy and a Girl in a Little Canoe

A boy and a girl (and a boy and a mom) in a little canoe with the sun setting all around. And they talked and the talked til the sun grew dim....

We took the canoe out on the lake and had a fun time. There were a couple of scary moments, like when we were focusing on getting to the ducks and not where we were going and we ran into some branches. And when Jackson decided to lean over the edge of the canoe to touch the water and we all but tipped into the water.

But we all survived without getting too wet and it was nice and peaceful out on the lake. It is so nice to have it right there and be able to just go when we get the urge. :)




And Thanks Papaw for letting use your canoe and for helping us get it up and down the hill to the water!!!