Birthday Fun!

Amelia LOVES animals these days.  Whether it's hanging out with the zoo animals or playing pretend puppy at home (her name is Bibsy), she is always playing with animals.  So, in our effort to avoid a REAL kitten or puppy.....lets go to the zoo for your birthday Amelia!

Nolan (sort of) loving his little sis.

Chuckie is the Gulf Coast Zoo's 700lb alligator.  I picked Nick up to look at him and when I asked what would happen if he fell in, he ever so calmly said "he'd eat me".  In the moment it was sorta cute....not at all a Micheal Jackson - baby on the balcony kind of thing.

Now that....is how to show your Sister some love! Come on Nolan ;-)

Whatever this thing is....a goat, deer or maybe a geer, it was the Hasting family favorite.

And new to the zoo.....it's a Cora Bear!

Sort of looks like we lost a bet on the hockey game, but this family pic was from last Friday.  A couple of our Canadian friends have been down for the month of Feb and brought the Team Canada shirts for the kids and some mittens for B.  It's been fun seeing them again, in between this frustratingly cold weather we've had.  They're off to Panama City Beach tomorrow......here's hoping you find some warmer weather over there :-)  We look forward to seeing you all in PCB.

Happy birthday Amelia!

Help us out......Amelia says she still looks like a 4 1/2 year old, I say NO WAY!!!! What do you think?

2 more days!!!!

Amelia's Turn

Amelia's hair color stayed the same but she got a much shorter style.  She's looking much like the five year old she'll be on Sunday!

Nolan loves cuddling his littlest sis.

This is what Cora is usually like.  She is always smiling and now even beginning to laugh.  She's lots of fun.

~B

Going back to his roots

Here's the new Nick!  Under all of those blonde highlights, he's truly a dark-haired child.

~B

Workin at home...

Is great for catching a good naptime photo.

Nap time

Nolan & Amelia both had the week off school, and they've both been doing lot of playin. But with Nick & Amelia gettin a little sick, it was naptime for them this afternoon. Nolan got to stay up and read some books and play on his own......



I just went down to check on him....and sometimes, I guess big kids need naps too.

Birth-weekend

I think this pic might be upside down.....

Here are some pics from the birthday bowling trip.  Very cool place over in Foley....I'm sure we'll go back.

Nolan, picking up the spare.  It was just like Wii.....EVERYONE kicks dads butt :-)

They even kicked up the black lights after a while.  It took me & B back to junior high.

Birthday lunch at the Crack, thanks Grandma & Grandpa Schulz!

Back at home for some birthday cake (the first one)

Nolan got a sweet Blue Angel kite and some cool toy (rubberband) airplanes from Jim & Connie.  And  also Dominos & Uno from Dot & Mark.  Thanks a lot for coming over guys, it's good to have some beach family.

With a windblock, 60 and sunny is great beach weather.  We even had the shelter up in the parking lot durning Nicks naptime and the rest of us played some Uno in the sun.

Next up, big Sis turns 5!

Happy Birthday Nolan!

As hard as it is to believe... Nolan is celebrating the BIG 7th birthday today. He got an early jump on the celebrating with a 3 a.m. wake up. He was up organizing the party decorations...even cleaning up a bit. He was really excited (maybe anxious?) about his first horseback riding lesson. We found a place in Pensacola for him to go. I think when he saw the coupon saying we got him a horseback riding lesson.... That we'd also gotten him a HORSE! Sorry buddy, maybe someday :)



Off for some birthday bowling fun!

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Winter Storm Warning for Coastal Escambia, FL

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Issued by The National Weather Service
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1:21 pm CST, Thu., Feb. 11, 2010

... WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY.

PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INTO THE COASTAL PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS EVENING AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION OVERNIGHT WILL BE IN THE FORM OF RAIN... ALTHOUGH SOME SLEET MAY BEGIN TO MIX IN THIS EVENING WITH THE POTENTIAL OF SNOW MIXING IN OVERNIGHT. NO ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH DAYBREAK FRIDAY. AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO... COLDER AIR WILL QUICKLY FILTER IN ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW. AS A RESULT... A TRANSITION TO SLEET AND SNOW IS EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING... BECOMING ALL SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.

THERE WILL LIKELY BE A VERY TIGHT RANGE OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE COASTAL ZONES OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE CLOSER TO INTERSTATE 10... WITH TOTALS AN INCH OR LESS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

THE SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY IN NATURE WHICH COULD RESULT IN SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET... AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

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... SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.THE COMBINATION OF A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO... DEEP MOISTURE... AND COLD AIR POURING INTO OUR REGION FROM THE NORTH... WILL SET THE STAGE FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. RAIN AND SLEET WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE OVER TO WET SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT OVER THE INTERIOR COUNTIES... ESPECIALLY NORTH OF A WIGGINS... ATMORE... TO ANDALUSIA LINE. THE WET SNOW LINE WILL MOVE PROGRESSIVELY SOUTHWARD TOWARD THE COAST ON FRIDAY. SIGNIFICANT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10

This is how we roll....

This is how we're getting around these days. Cora in the single, Nick & Amelia in the double and Nolan on the razor (scooter). We bring along an extra scooter for Amelia to ride on the back roads. They both do a great job setting the pace for us :)



Just another beatiful night on Innerarity Island. This is over on the intercoastal looking west towards Orange Beach. You can't see it well in this pic, but there is a blimp! It's been around this week advertising one of the Biloxi casinos.