Chris' Blog

Ya'll gotta go check out Chris' Blog:

http://christoefurjames.blogspot.com/

He put up some great photos from last weekend.

Visitors

Chris Gadgett came for a visit this weekend. We didn't take many pictures....I just got the impression that Chris was trying to hog all of the shots, so I just backed off and put our camera away. I think we squeezed in every possible fun place there is here. We made it to Johnson Beach, Pensacola Beach, and the Wharf...quite an accomplishment for two days.

Everyone who knows Chris, knows how much kids love him! You can tell by how Nick is letting Chris hold him. Nick usually runs and cries from anyone "new" who tries to pick him up. Thanks for coming,Chris...we all had tons of fun! (Oh, yeah, and next time bring some shorts. Come on....it's Florida.)

We also got a weeks visit with my parents a couple of weeks ago. Nolan was so excited to do lots of fishing with my Dad. They had good luck with catching the little guys...if you want the big fish you have to go where the sharks are!!!!!! The kids were so excited to see Grandma and Grandpa.

~Brooke

Birthday Flowers

These beautiful flowers were sent to me for my birthday by my mother-in-law. Now, Marilynda, you can see the boquet you picked. Lillies are, of course, my favorite, and it is also full of brightly covered roses and carnations. So thank you very much!

In the background, you can see Nolan and Amelia reading the newspaper. Just kidding....they are actually tracing the people in the pictures of the newspaper.

~Brooke

Dinner at Johnson Beach

We've decided that Johnson Beach is our favorite place to have dinner, so most nights we pack up our dinner and eat at the pavillion.
You can sort of see an ATV in the background in this picture. We have seen this ATV several nights in a row at the same time each night. We finally stopped to ask the couple what they were doing there. They said they volunteer at Johnson Beach to keep it cleaned up and to enforce rules, so, they get to stay in their RV free at the beach. They stop at this spot checking on baby Sea Turtle eggs. They had about 70 hatch earlier and they were all over the beach. They rescued them and placed them in the water and now have a screen over the remaining eggs to prevent the same occurence.

~Brooke

Back at the Beach

It has cooled off to the perfect beach-going temperature. We spent most of last weekend at the beach building and playing.
Dale is teaching Nolan how to create a tunnel, and Amelia is waiting for it to come through on the other side.

Juicy, Sweet and Sticky Nectarine

Nick couldn't resist this nectarine on our counter.
I usually slice it for him, but he beat me to it.
Must have tasted a tart bite!

~Brooke

Full Moon