Beach 2014 Saint George Island

Last week was an amazing week!  We got to go to St. George Island, FL for  a week.  We stayed in the same house that we did last year, which is perfect for us.  We also got to live with Mimi, Pop, Kim, Linda and Grandmama for a week!  The kids were in heaven, but you already knew that, didn't you?  It was so relaxing and fun this year.  Colton is old enough to stay entertained for more than 15 minutes at a time.   We played hard all day every day!   Lets see if I can remember every thing we did.

We spent most days lounging on the beach and swimming in the ocean.  The water was great this year, it was clear and beautiful.  Hayden and Gracie got to find things like sand dollars, starfish and crabs.  It was so much fun watching them swim and come up so excited to show what they found.  Gracie loved the water this year and had the time of her life.  She really came out of her shell this year and enjoyed the beach and ocean as much as Hayden.  Colton did too, he wasn't afraid at all.  He mostly loved his surf board (urf board) is the way he said it, which made it that much better.  He loved riding the waves!  Hayden and Gracie did too.  Aunt Kim had to help Gracie but she was always the fastest.  Hayden was a pro and could do it all by herself this year.  The best part for the girls was Aunt Kim's paddle board.   They absolutely love that thing.  Gracie even got brave this year and stood up and balanced!  Hayden was a show off as usual, but I love watching her so confident about it.  Colton even stood and balanced for a second.  Mommy even tried it, but it is a lot harder than it looks.  I was able to stand up but that was about it!  I was good entertainment for the kids anyway!

Hayden and Kim got to see dolphins pretty close up.  The were on the paddleboard watching them.  It is something Hayden will never forget.  She is going to have lots of stories to tell her friends at school this year.  

We also went crabbing a few times. First for blue crabs because Hayden and Kim love to catch and eat them.  We ended up with 4 the first day but in two different trips. We crabbed off of the old bridge in the morning and as it started getting hot, the kids got tired.  So then we went to the State Park and found a couple more but we did find tons of hermit crabs in shells.  That is when Mark came up with crab racing.  He made a finish line and every thing.  Everyone picked a crab and then we raced them.  Colton's crab won almost every race and the ones he didn't Mark won.  Hayden was very disappointed that she picked a losing crab every time.  She is so competitive.  We made lots of memories this year.

We also went ghost crab hunting several times.  Hayden wasn't scared this year.  They all had their nets and flashlights ready to go.  I think Colton enjoyed shining his flashlights in the holes they would go in. 

Mark, Kim, Hayden, Gracie and myself also paid extra money to go all the way to the end of State park.  It was beautiful and we were able to snorkel, swim, find lots of shells and see all sorts of things.  It was amazing.  Gracie loved that she could see all sorts of things under the water.  We found lots of very pretty shells, but the best part was the blue crab.  We caught 35 blue crabs but we only got to keep 10 of them because the rest had eggs and we had to put them back.  Hayden was more than excited about the whole trip.  Gracie did get tired before anyone else did but she was a good sport. 

Colton loved waking up every morning to see everyone.  He especially loved going downstairs and knocking on Grandmama and Linda's door until they got up.  Aunt Linda got to spend lots of time with Colton, he loves her so much!  He would follow her anywhere she went. 

As always we had all the great seafood we could possibly eat.  We had crab, shrimp, flounder, grouper, oysters and we also had hamburgers, steaks and shrimp scampi and spaghetti.  Mark was our chef and he did a fantastic job, much better than any restaurant I can think of.  The best part was getting to take it easy and eat dinner on the porch, where we could see and hear the ocean! 
It was the best week ever.  I don't think any of us wanted to come home.   We have really missed everyone this week while back at home. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tournament and Father's Day 2014

Well Walton All Stars are out of the tournament but they all played so well.  I am so proud of all of the girls but most of all mine.  Hayden Stancil #1 had some wonderful hits in all her games but the last couple  of games she rocked the ball over all the girls heads into the outfield.  In fact she almost had a grand slam but they stopped her at 3rd to be safe.  She has got to have more RBIs than anyone on the team.  Talk about making a Mommy nervous...she always comes up to bat with bases loaded and 2 outs!  However, she always gives it her all!  She plays her base very well and has the arm of a cannon.  I love watching her do what she does best. 

Gracie has decided in the Spring she is going to try Softball too.  I guess Hayden better start giving her some tips!  Wouldn't it be great to have two little Softball players, although I don't quite know how to be in two places at once! 

We celebrated Father's Day weekend at the ball field and the pool.  The kids were very excited to swim all day Sunday at Aunt Kim and Uncle Artie's house.  It was a fun day.  The kids made Mark and Pop a few cards and gifts.  The best part is that they all came straight from the heart.  You can't buy those kinds of gifts no matter how hard you try.  I love how they get excited about making stuff and can't wait for it to be opened.  We love you Daddy and Pop!  Although Father's Day was a hit I spent some time missing my Daddy and my Pop.  This is the first Father's Day that I couldn't call my Pop and tell him and take him a card just from me.  It was pretty sad but I know they are both better off where they are at. 

Softball and Swimming

Tuesday night, Hayden had her first All Star game.  They won 13-10!  It was a nail biting game but they all showed every one why they were picked for All Stars.  Hayden had one out at 3rd base and tried to catch several foul balls at 3rd but the sun was in her eyes and the other coach wouldn't move fast enough to get out of the way.  Needless to say she will be wearing sunglasses on Fridays game.  She did hit an amazing double on the last inning and got 2 RBIs in and they called the game.  Aunt Kim recorded it for Mark and I love listening to the people in the background....Come on Hayden get them home...Woo hoo way to go Hayden!   I can't hear all of that when normally because I am in the dugout cheering her on myself.  Way to go Walton All Stars.  Hopefully they will win Friday night too!

Yesterday was the only day that we didn't have a game or practice so we met Aunt Kim, Uncle Artie and Mimi for lunch and then went to swim.  They all enjoyed it and now Colton is a water baby too. He didn't even use his water wings yesterday.  He still has a lot to learn but boy is he doing well.  They all had the best time and so did I.  I love swimming too! 

 

 

 

 

 

Underwater Camera

I finally got to try out one of my Christmas presents yesterday.  I got a waterproof camera and have been waiting to try it out.  We went to Aunt Kim and Uncle Artie's pool, so I got to use it for the first time.  I loved it and so did all my little camera babies.  I love that they like to have their pictures taken, especially Colton.  He kept telling me to do it again Mama.  We had fun swimming for the couple of hours before the storms came through.  I am sure I will be using it a lot more this summer.  I bet before Summer is over every one will be tired of all my pictures.  I have two great cameras and boy do I love to take pictures of the three things I love the most!

 

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