Memorial Day Weekend

It Was a Sloshy One! SO what else does one do while on the lake but....

1) enjoy your cousin {and chomp some ICE...this kiddo loves chomping Ice these days}!

cuteness!!!

2) EAT!

granddaddy did a fabulous job on the "butts"

the official Slicers {Mike & Chris}

come and get it!

i went "retro" this year

3) fish...fish...fish {Grammy should've entered a tourney this weekend!}

WORMS!

grammy's 5 lb catfish!

her 3 lb blue gill

4) show off your kiddos' mad skillz!

Linkin was so awesome!

remember the name "Brooks Amos"...this kiddo will be in the majors one day!

the artistic one!

5) wait for the heavens to open-up for a boat ride!

what?!?! blue sky?!?!

i could take Linkin's pic ALL DAY...he was such fun {and a total ham for the camera}!

like magic...

hudson liked watching the "waves & bubbles"

this cracks me up

6) enjoy a moment to ponder...

beautiful lake martin sunset

wonderful pic of grammy!!!!

My Weekend {as a Mother of 2}

If only for a little while {like an hour}, but it was fun to have a little, tiny, miniscule, insy glimpse of what life would be like with another little one and how my Little Man would respond! Tate was so sweet & Hudson was wonderful. He helped hold Tate's bottle, get a blanket and burp cloth & bounce his seat! He also thought it would be appropriate to sit at his head & try to put his feet on him which mommy was able to knock away just in time!

After our Parents-Of-Two experiment and the afternoon downpour, we headed out for some pressure washing!! Woo Hoo! Kevin power washed everything out back, & I was in charge of the front stoop & walkway! I'm proud to say, my ankles didn't look quite as "good" as my dear one's!

acting better after a prompt scolding by mommy about putting our feet on little ones

sweet baby Tate

pressure washing, huh!?!

what sweetness

look at those sexy ankles!!!!

Craws for Maws

*Warning: Long - but fun - post of pics!*

In layman's terms...Craws for Maws is an annual crawfish boil for all the mommies on Mother's Day weekend at Lake Martin! IT IS FUN and well worth all the planning and work!!! This year marked our 9th Annual...we never imagined the adults would almost be outweighed by little ones! And I make it a point to eat every time one of the FOUR batches is poured out {b/c I know I won't get anymore until the next year}! YummmmmmY!

Daddy scrubbing his boat...

...Hudson scrubbing his tree!!

For The Love of a Boat

wonderful lake morning

"are they alive Mommy?"

the kiddos helping to "purge" the crawfish

Daddy Jim with Adam & Eli {Graves' babies #3 & 4}

sweet Baby Tate with Momma Allison

finishing all the blueberries

the good stuff

waiting patiently for Mommy & Daddy to build up the courage to actually get in the freezing water

everyone who could find a spot digs in!!

cracking open some crab legs

ready to swim, Mommy

Hudson & Mallory hanging out on the kayak

the "triplets:" Tate Kelly with Eli & Adam Graves

swimming fool

such sweetness

sharing Bunny & Aubie with Baby Tate

Bong's Bachelorette PAR-TAY

Bongy-Bong is getting MARRIED!! What better way to celebrate than with a girl's weekend to Orange Beach! We had the best time & so glad to meet some new girlies...I can't wait to hang out on the big day!!! Saturday was spent on the beach then on to Tacky Jacks {aka "Sloppy Joe's"} then - where else - but the World Famous Flora-Bama!!!! Sunday, we took in more of the beach & had a lower key recovery night! Monday, we all headed home - and what better way than in the rain! If you have to leave the beach, leave it when it's raining, right!?!? *as promised...NO beach pics & NO racy ones either!!*

bachelorette {for one more month} baby!

the table {minus a close-up of the penis cake}...hee hee!

mem, allison, me

strike-a-pose Bongy!

O-town girlies...mem, lor, allison, lar, linda, lar d

the whole crew...allison, katie b, lar d {f}

linda, lar, lor, lisa, kristin, mem {b}

get it girl!

one of my favs of the weekend...

...and by far, another fav!!!

she said "YES!"

yea, yea!

i couldn't resist!

also couldn't resist these "love birds!!!!!"