Fun in the sun

One day during Spring Break we took the ferry over to Southport, had a picnic by the water, walked through town and got some ice cream, then rode the ferry back and hung out on the beach for a while. It was a great day and makes me very excited that summer is just around the corner! Please be prepared for picture overload, I was having a hard time narrowing them down!

On the ferry



Jaxon was, as usual, very protective of Lyla...I love it :)








Lyla really enjoyed sitting and watching all the birds fly around, she was lucky she didn't get pooped on....Tripp wasn't so lucky!


Ella loved to chase the birds, until once when she was holding a potato chip and a whole flock chased her, it was hilarious!








During a friendly game of tackle football


Taking a break


Before wrestle mania!





Once again Jaxy hanging with and protecting his baby sis :)





They found a lovely climbing tree











"what???"


Yummy ice cream








Fort Fisher





When dad showed up with that hat and sunglasses Lyla looked at him very suspicious for several seconds. He took them off and she saw it was him, she then smiled really big and starting clapping and reaching for him; it was sooo cute!


Climbing the rocks, they LOVE this area of the beach


Grandaddy and his girls






Haha, cute little beach "bum"



Lyla loved the sand, she just sat and played forever, she only tried to eat a little bit of it, this summer might not be too bad



So pretty






My boys





More rock climbing


This single bucket held her attention for about 30 min





It was a fabulous day, this summer during our beach trip we need to visit the south end and climb the rocks again!
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Sweet Ella...

Most of the time! She has actually started becoming a little sassy, I guess it was bound to happen! But about 97% of the time she's awesome ;)









Pouting



Posing








"I said I was done!"?...she makes this face all the time and it cracks me up!





She loves her uncle Hunt


"can i jump just one more time?"


I love that girl :)

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Tis the season...

For baseball!!! And there is plenty of it! Between Cade's travel ball team, Cade's rec ball team, Jaxon's rec ball team, and practice and games for all 3, there is baseball just about every day of the week! But we wouldn't have it any ore way...well, Ella would; she informed me the other day that "baseball is sooo boring". Poor thing, her day will come though when the boys have to sit through whatever she decides to become involved in ;)


Both boys are incredibly gifted when it comes to baseball, they work hard and practice with Tripp all the time. It is so much fun to watch them at games; and will be even more fun to watch them on TV some day :)



Jaxy is the 2nd youngest kid on his team, but has secured a permanent spot in the infield at either 2nd or short. He's ridiculously good!








Travel ball...





Cade is now one of the pitchers for his rec ball team. He's really good and has only walked maybe 2 people this whole season.









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Jaxon's swing

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Just love this...

Just had to post this pic real quick that I LOVE :)




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Lyla is Double Digits!!!

TEN months :o WHAT THE HECK, that's soooo depressing! She is sooo much fun though :) she is a walking, talking (sort of) machine these days. She walks WAY more than she crawls, and she is trying to copy things we say now. She looks at my lips when I say things and tries to make her mouth do the same thing mine is doing. Some of the new things she has "said" this month: baby=baba, poop=poo and hi=hi :) She will now sign, "water" and "thank you". She LOVES to wave, she waves hello and bye bye to everyone we see, stranger or not; and it's the adorable backwards wave...soooo cute. She loves to clap her hands, play patty cake and peek-a-boo and still walks/crawls around with something in her hand. She loves baby dolls, and anything that makes noise. She LOVES to be outside and LOVES to take baths. She has quite the temper and does not like to be told "no", nor is she a fan of anything being taken away from her. She also dislikes the car seat and has been known to scream the entire way home from across town. But other than that she is a complete JOY! She was sick for the first time this month with a bad cold and ended up with an ear infection :( I hope this is the first and last one we ever have to deal with. She is so in love with Cade, Jaxon and Ella and completely lights up, claps and waves when she sees them. She is into everything; cabinets, the fireplace, the TV and stereo, Camus's dishes, laundry, the dishwasher, the boys homework...you name it, she will try to destroy it. She is wearing 12-18 month clothes, size 2 shoes and size 3 diapers. She was 20 pounds when she went to the doc for her ear infection, but she goes for her 10 month well check in 2 days, so I will see how long she is then. She is still a trooper and goes with the flow when going to baseball practices, and baseball games, and baseball tournaments, and gymnastics, and school functions, ect.....oh, the life of a 4th kid. I love to see her learn and grow every day, I savor every minute of her "babyhood" because I know it will be over in a flash!




Love those cankles :)














It's getting thick back there!














Eating grass...


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