The Color Purple

A few months ago my dear friend Gina asked me if I wanted to go on a daddy-daughter date with her, Papa Garrett and my dad. My dad never takes a day off so I wasn't convinced that he would be able to come, but he made it! We had such a good time going to see The Color Purple at the Civic Theatre, but even better, Coop got to spend some quality time with his grandpa! Yay!

18 months of pure happiness...

"He fills my life with good things..." Psalm 103:5

This verse popped into my head today as I watched my sweet little boy singing and dancing in our living room. I am so incredibly blessed!!

I love going to the beach...I think

My hubby and staughter adore the beach, and, just my luck, my little bug is a water baby, too. Hence, when the temps start to rise I always lose the battle on whether to go to a pool or the beach. The thing is, I have a few minor beach issues. They're not even unreasonable issues. Who doesn't love the sound of the water and the beauty of the waves? I get that. What I don't get is why some people (i.e. hubby) always prefer the beach to a nice clean pool. Here are my top 4 pros and cons of heading to the coast on a hot day.

1. Pro: Reading a book under an umbrella while munching on fresh fruit and sipping ice cold water.
Con: Dragging an umbrella, beach chairs, towels, a cooler, et cetera across the miles of sand (see background of photo) to the perfect location near the water

2. Pro: The sound of the waves crashing
Con: Listening to the commercials on the radio that the couple next to you very kindly thought to bring with them.

3. Pro: The fine grains of sand under my feet
Con: The fine grains of sand everywhere else

4. Pro: Jumping into the water once it gets too hot to lay in the sun any longer (Note: this would be a pool "pro" as well)
Con: The sense of panic that sets in when you realize that you're in too deep and the gentle waves from the shallow water have become angry waves whose whole purpose in life is to knock you over and drag you out to sea. I'm starting to hyperventilate just thinking about it! Hahaha!

5. Pro: Watching my baby happily throw himself to the ground when the waves splash him...Wait, is that happiness or is he just responding to the sand fleas??
Con: Getting bit by bloodsucking sand fleas that hang out near the water. In case you're unfamiliar with these wonderful creatures, their bite does indeed hurt and yes, they do draw blood. Oh, joy...

So, do I love going to the beach? Well....
Of course I do!!...

I think ;)

Crazy Happy...or Happy To Be Crazy!

It's so hard to believe that my little bug is almost a year old!! I guess time really does fly when you're having fun!

My boys